<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>readily seen</li><li>exposed to sight</li><li>open to view</li><li>visible</li><li>the crack in the wall was readily apparent</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>discernible</li><li>capable of being easily perceived or understood</li><li>plain or clear</li><li>obvious</li><li>the solution to the problem was apparent to all</li><li>unmistakable</li><li>manifest</li><li>conspicuous</li><li>open</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>obscure</li></ul><p><strong>Ostensible</strong></p><ul><li>according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.</li><li>he was the apparent winner of the election</li></ul><p><strong>Heir Apparent</strong></p><ul><li>entitled to a right of inheritance by birth</li><li>indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor</li><li>to an inherited throne, title, or other estate</li></ul>