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1. Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
   "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
   - evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable, unmistakeable
    
2. Appearing as such but not necessarily so
   "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"
   - ostensible, seeming

See also: apparency, appear, obvious, superficial