unapparent

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adjective

Not apparent; not seen on the surface.

Similar
hiddeninapparentinvisibledisapparentinconspicuousinvisinvisonondisplayed
Opposite
apparentvisible
OriginEnglish apparent ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunapparent (comparative more unapparent, superlative most unapparent)

comparative more unapparent · superlative most unapparent

  1. Not apparent; not seen on the surface.

    He watched her strap the brassiere back on, the line on her back almost unapparent, the plump of unremarkable flesh.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 483

    Synonyms: hidden, inapparent, invisible, disapparent, inapparent, inconspicuous, invis, invisible · Antonyms: apparent, visible

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot apparent; not seen on the surface.

Similar
hiddeninapparentinvisibledisapparentinapparentinconspicuousinvisinvisibleinvisonondisplayednonvisibleout of sightsightlessunconspicuousuneyeableunseeableunseenunspottableunvisible
Opposite
apparentvisible

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot readily apparent

Similar
unobvious
Also see
disapparenthiddeninapparentinconspicuousinvisibleinvisonondisplayednonvisibleout of sightsightlessunconspicuousuneyeableunobviousunseeableunseenunspottableunvisibleviewless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishapparent
  9. Englishunapparent

From un- + apparent.

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Cite this entry
APA

unapparent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapparent

MLA

“unapparent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapparent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unapparent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapparent.

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