Englishpalpable
adjective
1 a palpable bump at the bridge of the nose:
tangible, touchable, noticeable, detectable, solid, concrete, material, substantial, real.
2 his reluctance was palpable:
perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, recognizable, notable, unmistakable, transparent, indisputable, self-evident, incontrovertible, incontestable, undeniable;
obvious, clear, plain, plain to see, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, marked, conspicuous, pronounced, striking, distinct;
as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on one's face, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb, standing/sticking out a mile, right under one's nose, staring one in the face, writ large, beyond doubt, beyond question, written all over someone, as clear as day, blinding, inescapable, overt, open, undisguised, unconcealed, glaring, blatant, flagrant, barefaced, gross, stark.
▷antonyms intangible, imperceptible.
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