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
Presumed and apparent are semantically related. in seeming topic. In some cases you can use "Presumed" instead an adjective "Apparent".
Nearby Word: apparently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and apparent
- seeming and presumed
- likely and apparent
- likely and presumed
- supposed and apparent
- supposed and presumed
- probable and apparent
- probable and presumed
- possible and apparent
- possible and presumed
- specious and apparent
- specious and presumed
- illusory and apparent
- illusory and presumed
Both words in one sentence
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In The Sword-Edged Blonde, Queen Rhiannon's apparent infanticide is presumed to have been an example of this.
Source: Ritual Magic -
From Reaper, the presumed spawn of Satan is fairly depressed to learn that it's his apparent destiny to end the world.
Source: Anti-Antichrist -
Anti Anti Christ: The presumed spawn of Satan is fairly depressed to learn that it's his apparent destiny to end the world.
Source: Series / Reaper
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