apparent
/əˈpærənt/ adjectiveDefinition
CLEAR › obvious or easy to notice: [+ that] It soon became apparent that she had lost interest in the project. Suddenly, for no apparent reason (= without a reason) he started screaming and shouting.
SEEMS TRUE [always before noun] › seeming to exist or be true: I was a little surprised by her apparent lack of interest.
(Definition of apparent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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