apparent

Adjective

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  apparent(a) , ostensible , seeming(a) , evident , manifest , patent , plain , unmistakable