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evident

/ˈɛv.ə.dənt/adjective3 syllables

Evident means: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

Synonyms for evident19

adjective, as in clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

apparent, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable, obvious

adjective, as in capable of being seen or noticed

discernible, observable, noticeable

also used for evident

arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut

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What does evident mean?2

adjective

1

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”

2

capable of being seen or noticed“a discernible change in attitude”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Evident in a sentence

  • Once the dust settled, the truth was evident.Igider
  • He is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent.Dejo
  • As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young.CM
  • The girl's knees buckled, and she sank to the floor in evident despair.Ooneykcall
  • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .darinmex
  • That it does not prevent our dying is evident, because we all die.teapot
  • Her sweater was great, but nothing compared to what became evident below.freddy1
  • It was evident to me that she was saying what was false.Hybrid

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