perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivablenext
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
  1. obvious
  2. perceptible
  3. evident
  4. discernible
  5. manifest
  6. noticeable
  7. conspicuous
  8. detectable
Adjective
  • His first season with Bayern Munich, after leaving Liverpool in summer 2023, brought decent numbers but obvious tactical issues, leading to a sale to Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia for nearly the same fee a year later.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Film noir is the most obvious one, and much of the episode takes both its visual cues and its tone from classic noir.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of obvious
Adjective
  • With rain falling, the disk of the sun was barely perceptible and then, suddenly, the lights went out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • Speaking of Sugar’s caseload, Season 2’s improvements are evident beyond the inevitable advantages of outing him as an alien.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • No one in this film has a moral core, which is especially evident in the film’s ending.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of evident
Adjective
  • The lobes fan straight out from the tree without any discernible stems.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Between color and contrast, rest assured that visuals will be lifelike yet discernible (and you won’t get picked off by a bad agent hiding in the shadows).
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 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
  • Guerrero’s struggles have been particularly noticeable, creating an unusual disconnect between his superstar status and his production.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In September, visitors can enjoy temperatures similar to July and August, but with a noticeable lack of people vying for prime sunset seating and fewer traffic and parking challenges.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • Long-standing favorites like Trap-Jaw, Tri-Klops, and Mer-Man were conspicuous by their absence.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There, his deft use of crane shots and tracking shots was worked out with conspicuous formalist rigor—exactly nine shots of about the same ten-minute length—to form a portrait of a young writer in Baltimore.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 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
Definition of detectable

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