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adj. VERBS be, seem | become It soon became apparent that the company was losing money. | make sth He made it apparent that he was very annoyed. ADV. glaringly, strongly, very | fully, quite | increasingly | all too His unhappiness was all too apparent. | quickly, soon | immediately, instantly The extent of their injuries was not immediately apparent. | easily, readily | clearly | painfully Local suspicion of the incomers was painfully apparent. PREP. to His lack of experience was quite apparent to everyone.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary