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palpable
Synonyms and Antonyms of palpable
1
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
2
capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
3
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable
self-evident, self-explanatory
clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated
appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible
discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible
ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded
Synonym Discussion of palpable
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- a perceptible difference in sound to a careful listener
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- an abrupt, sensible drop in temperature
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- the tension in the air was almost palpable
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- no tangible evidence of UFOs
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- an appreciable increase in income
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- exerted a ponderable influence on world events
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