perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivablenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceivable
  1. obvious
  2. perceptible
  3. evident
  4. discernible
  5. manifest
  6. noticeable
  7. conspicuous
  8. detectable
Adjective
  • Venus in your sign opposes the Moon in your partnership zone, increasing attraction while making differences in comfort, affection, or timing more obvious.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps those ratios seem obvious; just about half the money from a little less than half the screens.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of obvious
Adjective
  • There’s also another, less perceptible way higher healthcare costs erode take-home pay.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • The scars would have been evident for decades—the backdrop to the events of the 1640s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pedroza said that his quarterback’s competitiveness and work ethic were evident from the first freshman year practice.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of evident
Adjective
  • The crab fit neatly into my pocket, a thin, light, barely discernible presence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge here would seem to come down to avoiding any discernible pattern to develop—no small intellectual feat.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • Two years later, as massive success seemed like the Eagles’ manifest destiny, that tandem cut their bandmates out of a publishing deal, setting themselves up with a never-ending sinecure but setting their original quartet up to crumble.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The books’ capacious geography felt like a girlish form of manifest destiny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifest
Adjective
  • Beyond pantry doors and magnetic racks, three more swaps make a noticeable difference in a tight kitchen.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some of these changes are noticeable without any special technology, says Ibañez, including slower speech, longer pauses, a flatter emotional tone, trouble finding the right word, or vaguer, less specific language.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • Among the more obvious problems of both Ready to Wear and catwalk is the conspicuous absence of a story.
    — Charles Gandee, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The result, beyond being a lie, is often cheap, garish, and conspicuous.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conspicuous
Adjective
  • The formula also includes sesame oil to deeply hydrate, rejuvenate, and plump the skin, making fine lines and crow’s feet less detectable.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Tests of nuclear bombs, such as those conducted in Nevada during the Cold War, have long been known to cause small, detectable earthquakes.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of detectable

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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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