PERCEIVABLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivable

as in obvious

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Recent Examples of perceivable 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

From a distance, the color nearly blended with Anderson’s skin; the height became considerably more obvious in profile.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
In its rush to chase clicks, the league publicly showcased a wager that appeared to raise obvious questions under its own CBA.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of obvious

Adjective

Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026

Definition of perceptible

Adjective

Abdelkarim’s humility is as evident as his youth, which is reflected in a few traces of teenage acne on his cheeks and a shy smile typical of someone who isn’t used to being the focus of media attention.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The 21-year-old is already the most successful Filipino tennis player in history, and her popularity among flag-waving fans has been evident all week.

— Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of evident

Adjective

Across a pair of appearances Thursday at Fanatics Fest in New York there was no discernable tipping of the hand.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
This won’t always be the case, of course, and there will be occasions where a use-after-free error has no discernible impact.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of discernible

Adjective

To enter this anniversary uncritically — wrapped in flags and the mythology of manifest destiny — is to be bamboozled.

— Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
In a sport where just one player can change lives and where a market like theirs should offer a manifest destiny, the team delivered, mostly, pain.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Definition of manifest

Adjective

Although the moon’s dark umbral shadow will miss North America, millions of people will still see the moon take a noticeable bite out of the sun.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Sodium-ion chemistry also performs well in cold weather, where conventional lithium-ion batteries often experience noticeable reductions in charging speed and driving range.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of noticeable

Adjective

Platner’s accomplishment came as democratic socialism was enjoying a conspicuous run of electoral victories.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Jeffries has refrained from criticizing the new DSA congressional nominees despite their conspicuous refusal to endorse him for the speakership.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of conspicuous

Adjective

This is the first time that an AI system has detected a new abnormality in EKGs that appears correlated with cardiac risk and is detectable visually by a human physician.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Some face up to 40 years for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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