Vocabulary
Apparent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
clearly or understood; obvious.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The talks in Islamabad stalled due to the US position of `take it or leave it`.It was apparent that Iran had demonstrated considerable flexibility.
Dawn Editorials —
Back to the table?
— 2026-04-15
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With the larger context in which the party acquired power after 2024, it has now limited its interactions even more.This approach is also apparent in the way the party`s information ministers operate.
Dawn Editorials —
Speaking matters
— 2026-03-17
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He believed that `empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system`.In no instance has this been more apparent than America`s imperialist foreign policy since 1945.
Dawn Editorials —
Rex Mundi
— 2026-03-05
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As for the apparent India-Taliban nexus, Pakistan should raise the issue from global platforms so that New Delhi`s machinations are known to the world.
Dawn Editorials —
Difficult neighbour
— 2026-02-20
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That seven men, most of them white, some with criminal histories, would allegedly conspire to attack two foreign dissidents without any apparent personal grievance or material gain defies an easy explanation.
Dawn Editorials —
Critics` views
— 2026-02-09
Synonyms
evident, plain, obvious, clear, manifest, , discernible, perceptible, perceivable
Antonyms
unclear, obscure
Curator example
“for no apparent reason she laughed”
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