Detectable and Obscure

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Detectable adjective - Able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.

Usage example: there was a barely detectable hum coming from the refrigerator

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Obscure is an antonym for detectable in perceptible topic.

Obscure adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.

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Detectable is an antonym for obscure.

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Obscure and Detectable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detectable/obscure

Detectable & Obscure. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detectable/obscure>.

Obscure or Detectable. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detectable/obscure.

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