PERCEIVABLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivable

as in obvious

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Recent Examples of perceivable Cell phone recordings captured the police’s show of force, use of force, and command over what was perceivable. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 This lack of a perceivable third dimension can lead to a lot of confusion. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 But the hardly perceivable details, the miniscule mistakes piled up to cost Colorado a game that meant everything. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 The trajectory puts Venus in a different category than most of its perceivable peers. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

While Pentagon funding is the most obvious must for some Republicans, others would push to include measures to address the cost of living, elections, farm aid, and more.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Though Pasta was not a traditional Italian restaurant, offering only a couple of appetizers and desserts and pasta dishes, the glut was obvious.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of obvious

Adjective

But the seeming void contains a barely perceptible fog of hydrogen and other neutral atoms.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Weaving every movement together are barely perceptible particles that make your ears blink and double-take—bubbles, dolphin gurgles, memory chips fidgeting, sprites hiccuping.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of perceptible

Adjective

Nowhere is this misperception more evident than in looking at current electoral politics and domestic and foreign policy.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Not a whole lot has gone the NC State Wolfpack's way this season, and that was never more evident than after what the Duke Blue Devils did to them on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of evident

Adjective

And while our skyline is the better for that, there’s no clear direction discernable now.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
High-performing offices exceeded their monthly goals, while low-performing offices missed them, with no discernible changes.

— Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of discernible

Adjective

Co-existence with extraterrestrials has seen humans revert to old habits of prejudice and apartheid; crime and corruption are rampant as ever; pop-up ads now irksomely manifest as holograms in your personal space.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
The necessity of maintaining fuel efficiency standards is manifest in California, where about 40% of those emissions come from auto and truck tailpipes.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of manifest

Adjective

And because freight-yard check-ins account for only a small part of overall transportation costs, any savings would need to add up across many facilities to have a noticeable impact on what families pay.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Likewise, his other son, Patryk, and his undisclosed job occupy a peripheral, barely noticeable place.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of noticeable

Adjective

In Germany, though, Musk has been a conspicuous ally of the far-right, urging Germans to move on from their guilt over the Nazi past while sounding alarms about the perils that immigrants supposedly present to white Europeans.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
Their communications also had to carry a conspicuous label naming their foreign sponsor.

— Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of conspicuous

Adjective

Secret to hydration The researchers found no detectable hydrocarbons on the outer body of the pupae, called the cuticle.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
With that data, the next step was to see how much plastic would be needed for there to be a color change detectable by a satellite, Koestner said.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

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