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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceivable

Adjective

Spectrum is the most obvious example right now, and recent deals show how much buyers will pay to lock it up.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
All are relatively obvious solutions that were just waiting for our leaders to have the drive to enact them.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 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

The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
That rotation was quite evident in our portfolio across Wednesday and Thursday, with the likes of AI winner Corning selling off hard and once-unloved Johnson & Johnson finishing the week at a record close.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Definition of evident

Adjective

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
Minasian took over the Angels’ front office in November 2020, but the long-struggling franchise has made no discernible progress during his tenure under mercurial owner Arte Moreno.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 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

There was also a cohort of local vignerons, whose understated practicality was a welcome juxtaposition to the occasionally conspicuous wealth of the international collector crowd.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
The hot water temperature at one of the hand sinks was too low, some meat in the refrigerator was stored without date markings and the restaurant’s permit wasn’t posted in a conspicuous place.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

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