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
Putative and apparent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Putative" instead an adjective "Apparent".
Nearby Word: apparently
Putative
Putative adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: the putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and apparent
- seeming and putative
- obvious and apparent
- obvious and putative
- evident and apparent
- evident and putative
- imaginary and apparent
- imaginary and putative
- supposed and apparent
- supposed and putative
- probable and apparent
- probable and putative
- specious and apparent
- specious and putative
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