evident
adjective
Synonyms
- apparent
- assumed
- ostensible
- ostensive
- presumed
- prima facie
- putative
- reputed
- seeming
- supposed
Example Sentences
Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 His interest in British Muslim communities is quite evident. Time, 13 Sep. 2022 The usefulness of a nonpolitical national figurehead was never more evident than in the Queen’s final decade, when the deficits of the alternative, electoral model were vividly on display across the Atlantic. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 But a different kind of bicycle was especially evident this year — one some purists say isn’t a bicycle at all. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 This is most evident whenever anyone takes their sweet time to complete a task, which was originally used to mask a PS3-era load of textures and assets. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Cleveland’s razor-thin margin for error was never more evident than in the fifth inning when Civale could not handle a relay throw from Ramírez at first on a potential double-play grounder off the bat of Carlos Santana. Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2022 However, the proof points for continued investment in digital transformation need to be far more evident and focused on the individual and blended experience of employees, customers and partners. Sanjib Sahoo, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 And never has the invisible hand of the market been more evident than in the organic growth of platforms delivering content from South Korea and other Asian countries to viewers well beyond the contintent’s borders. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle of vidēre to see — more at wit
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing evident
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- apparent
- presumed
- obvious
- possible
- supposed
- seeming
- probable
- assumed
- prima facie
- alleged
- ostensible
- reputed
- visible
- putative
- plausible
- likely
- superficial
- demonstrable
- ostensive
- distinct
- manifest
- outward
- conceivable
- supposable
- external
- clear
- claimed
- misleading
- plain
- purported
- deceptive
- illusory
- illusive
- specious
- imaginary
- professed
- delusive
- pseudo
- faked
- feigned
- pretended
- phony
- delusory
- fake
- phoney
- so-called
- put-on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hidden
- unlikely
- impossible
- inconceivable
- confirmed
- real
- sure
- actual
- implausible
- improbable
- inapparent
- genuine
- valid
- established
- corroborated
- substantiated
- validated
- verified
- authenticated
Synonyms & Similar Words
- apparent
- obvious
- unmistakable
- clear
- straightforward
- distinct
- manifest
- visible
- palpable
- plain
- broad
- unequivocal
- decided
- simple
- transparent
- noticeable
- lucid
- unambiguous
- ringing
- luminous
- patent
- crystal clear
- perspicuous
- understandable
- bald
- pellucid
- tangible
- barefaced
- comprehensible
- unambivalent
- explicit
- nonambiguous
- clear-cut
- intelligible
- luculent
- open-and-shut
- recognizable
- appreciable
- discernible
- perceptible
- bald-faced
- overt
- observable
- knowable
- cognizable
- bright-line
- graspable
- uncomplicated
- digestible
- undisguised
- fathomable
- self-evident
- tidy
- comprehendible
- self-explanatory
- sensible
- cognoscible
- trenchant
- discernable
- readable
- legible
- decipherable
- clean
- clean-cut
- well-defined
- fair
- black-and-white
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unclear
- ambiguous
- obscure
- clouded
- equivocal
- indistinct
- mysterious
- dark
- enigmatic
- incomprehensible
- cryptic
- unfathomable
- unapparent
- subtle
- imperceptible
- unintelligible
- indecipherable
- enigmatical
- unknowable
- vague
- inappreciable
- sketchy
- obfuscated
- insensible
- indiscernible
- impalpable
- nonobvious
- unclarified
- gray
- grey
- indeterminate
- imprecise
- hazy
- nebulous
- indefinite
- slippery
- murky
- cloudy
- noncommittal
- misty
- illegible
- unreadable
- gauzy
- undecipherable
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of evident are apparent, clear, distinct, manifest, obvious, patent, and plain. While all these words mean "readily perceived or apprehended," evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion.
Apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference.
The meanings of clear and evident largely overlap; however, clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern.
The words distinct and evident can be used in similar contexts, but distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required.
In some situations, the words manifest and evident are roughly equivalent. However, manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required.
While the synonyms obvious and evident are close in meaning, obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer.
While in some cases nearly identical to evident, patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it.
Although the words plain and evident have much in common, plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration.