Definition of apparent

"apparent" in the adjective sense

1. apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"

"evident hostility"

"manifest disapproval"

"patent advantages"

"made his meaning plain"

"it is plain that he is no reactionary"

"in plain view"

"a palpable lie"

2. apparent, ostensible, seeming

appearing as such but not necessarily so

"for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"

"the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"

"the ostensible truth of their theories"

"his seeming honesty"

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Quotations for apparent

Features, the great soul's apparent seat. [ Bryant ]

Real motives, however seemingly apparent, are still hidden. [ Alfred Mercier ]

The opposites of apparent chance are constancy and sensible interposition. [ Paley ]

The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back. [ Seneca ]

It is in periods of apparent disaster, during the sufferings of whole generations, that the greatest improvement in human character has been effected. [ Sir A. Alison ]

Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice, that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without any very accurate inquiry whether it is right. [ Dr. Johnson ]

Nothing is so difficult as the apparent ease of a clear and flowing style; those graces which, from their presumed facility, encourage all to attempt an imitation of them, are usually the most inimitable. [ Colton ]

The mind of the thinker and the student is driven to admit, though it be awe-struck by apparent injustice, that this inequality is the work of God. Make all men equal today, and God has so created them that they shall be all unequal tomorrow. [ Anthony Trollope ]

There are two kinds of artists in this world; those that work because the spirit is in them, and they cannot be silent if they would, and those that speak from a conscientious desire to make apparent to others the beauty that has awakened their own admiration. [ Anna Katharine Green ]

If the man be really the weaker vessel, and the rule is necessarily in the Wife's hands, how is it then to be? To tell the truth, I believe that the really loving, good wife never finds it out. She keeps the glamor of love and loyalty between herself and her husband, and so infuses herself into him that the weakness never becomes apparent either to her or to him or to most lookers-on. [ Charlotte M. Yonge ]

apparent in Scrabble®

The word apparent is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters apparent:

APPARENT
(117)
APPARENT
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

parapet

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word apparent

APPARENT
(117)
APPARENT
(117)
APPARENT
(78)
APPARENT
(78)
APPARENT
(48)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In apparent

APPARENT
(117)
APPARENT
(117)
PARAPET
(94 = 44 + 50)
PARAPET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PARAPET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PARAPET
(86 = 36 + 50)
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PARAPET
(84 = 34 + 50)
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PARAPET
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PARAPET
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APPARENT
(78)
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(78)
PARAPET
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PARAPET
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APPARENT
(48)
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PETNAP
(39)
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(39)
TAPPER
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APPEAR
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APPARENT
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NAPPER
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(36)
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APPEAR
(33)
PETNAP
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(33)
PETNAP
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PETNAP
(33)
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ENTRAP
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PETNAP
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PREP
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PARENT
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PETNAP
(32)
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PETNAP
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APPEAR
(30)
RETAP
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APART
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PATER
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PETNAP
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PAEAN
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APNEA
(30)
APPARENT
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NAPPER
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PETNAP
(30)
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APTER
(30)
APPARENT
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PRETAN
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PARENT
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PAPA
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TRAP
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PARENT
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PEAR
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PRETAN
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TREPAN
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ENTRAP
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PARENT
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PRETAN
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TERP
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TARP
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PARENT
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PETNAP
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PARENT
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
APTER
(24)

apparent in Words With Friends™

The word apparent is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters apparent:

PARAPET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PARAPET
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

parapet

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word apparent

APPARENT
(102)
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APPARENT
(75)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In apparent

PARAPET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PARAPET
(104 = 69 + 35)
APPARENT
(102)
APPARENT
(102)
PARAPET
(98 = 63 + 35)
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PARAPET
(77 = 42 + 35)
PARAPET
(77 = 42 + 35)
NAPPER
(75)
APPARENT
(75)
APPARENT
(75)
PETNAP
(75)
APPARENT
(75)
NAPPER
(69)
PETNAP
(69)
APPARENT
(69)
PARAPET
(69 = 34 + 35)
PARAPET
(69 = 34 + 35)
APPEAR
(66)
TAPPER
(66)
TAPPER
(66)
TARPAN
(66)
PANTER
(66)
TREPAN
(66)
PARAPET
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APPARENT
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PARAPET
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NAPPER
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NAPPER
(63)
PARAPET
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APPARENT
(63)
PETNAP
(63)
PARAPET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PETNAP
(63)
PARAPET
(61 = 26 + 35)
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PARAPET
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PARENT
(60)
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TAPPER
(60)
PRETAN
(60)
APPEAR
(60)
APPARENT
(60)
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(60)
ENTRAP
(60)
TAPPER
(60)
PARAPET
(60 = 25 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
APPARENT
(57)
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PAPER
(57)
PARAPET
(56 = 21 + 35)
PRETAN
(54)
TREPAN
(54)
PANTER
(54)
PARENT
(54)
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(54)
PREP
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ENTRAP
(54)
PAPA
(54)
PARAPET
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TARPAN
(54)
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PARAPET
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NAPPER
(52)
PETNAP
(52)
PETNAP
(52)
PARAPET
(52 = 17 + 35)
NAPPER
(52)
PARAPET
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PARAPET
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APNEA
(51)
NAPPER
(51)
PAEAN
(51)
PETNAP
(51)
PARAPET
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TAPPER
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PRATE
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PATER
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PARAPET
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PANE
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(42)
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PETNAP
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PARENT
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PARENT
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(40)
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Words within the letters of apparent

2 letter words in apparent (9 words)

5 letter words in apparent (11 words)

6 letter words in apparent (10 words)

7 letter words in apparent (1 word)

8 letter words in apparent (1 word)

apparent + 1 blank (1 word)

apparent + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence apparent

Words that start with apparent (2 words)

Words with apparent in them (3 words)

Words that end with apparent (2 words)

Word Growth involving apparent

Shorter words in apparent

app

ar are pare parent

re are pare parent

ar par pare parent

pa par pare parent

en rent parent

re rent parent

Longer words containing apparent

apparently unapparently

unapparent unapparently

unapparent unapparentness