Antonyms for evident


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ev-i-duhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛv ɪ dənt


Definition of evident

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French evident and directly from Latin evidentem (nominative evidens) "perceptible, clear, obvious, apparent" from ex- "fully, out of" (see ex-) + videntem (nominative videns), present participle of videre "to see" (see vision).
  • adj apparent, clear
Example sentences :
  • Philippe had turned with evident distress toward the latter.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was no one in sight, but it was evident that a party from an American ship had visited the island.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But I can always stop when it is evident that I shall cause pain to somebody.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Grace and a miracle had made the startling fact palpable and evident.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • That it is one tree seems to be evident from the growth of the bark only on the outside.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • His oration was lengthy and his eulogy spoken with evident emotion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • It was evident that, in other seasons, this place was a sheet of water.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • He had been told nothing of the cause of his parents' evident misery.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But in its second purpose, the real value of soup is evident.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • It was evident that Dick perceived the futility of argument.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Synonyms for evident

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