Apparent
Apparent adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: at the start of the investigation, the apparent cause of the plane crash was mechanical failure
Claimed and apparent are semantically related. in seeming topic. In some cases you can use "Claimed" instead an adjective "Apparent".
Nearby Word: apparently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and apparent
- seeming and claimed
- likely and apparent
- likely and claimed
- supposed and apparent
- supposed and claimed
- pretended and apparent
- pretended and claimed
- specious and apparent
- specious and claimed
- so-called and apparent
- so-called and claimed
- purported and apparent
- purported and claimed
Both words in one sentence
- Investigation uncovers other incidents of apparent TK, but when they finally pin down who was responsible for the incidents he claimed to have done it all with wires and magnets and such.
Source: How Unscientific! -
The only weird event he claimed to be present for was a painting falling off a wall for no apparent reason.
Source: Historical Hero Upgrade - On her 2014 book tour, Hillary Clinton claimed with all apparent sincerity that she and her husband were "dead broke" when they moved from the White House to a mansion in Westchester County, NY.
Source: Pottery Barn Poor
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