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manifest

Meaning

Easily perceived or understood; apparent to the eye or intellect.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

His hurt was so plain to see, it was easy to understand. The sadness on his face was manifest; you could just tell he was feeling low.

The child's scraped knee was a raw, red stain against his skin, its pain so evident. Tears welled in his eyes, a clear sign of his hurt. The distress was manifest, plain for everyone to see.

The old lighthouse keeper watched the fog roll in, a thick blanket that hid the usual jagged rocks. He knew the danger was there, even if he couldn't see it. His gut told him, and the chill in the air was plain. It was all too easy to understand the trouble that was coming.

My cat's desire for tuna was manifest. He sat by the cupboard, staring with big, round eyes, then loudly meowed. The hunger was so obvious, it was like a bright sign saying "FEED ME NOW!"

The fact that Brenda's pet rock, Kevin, was wearing a tiny sombrero and sunglasses was manifest. It was, in fact, so apparent that even the cat, Bartholomew, who usually missed everything, could see Kevin was ready for a fiesta.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

When the storm finally broke, the relief was manifest. Everyone exhaled, the tension that had held us captive dissolving like mist in the sun. The change in the air was so clear, so plainly visible, we all felt it together.

The faint tremor in her voice as she described the faulty pressure valve was manifest. Anyone listening could hear the sheer panic in her tone, the immediate and obvious fear of what might happen if it failed completely.

The peculiar shimmering around the abandoned weather station wasn't subtle; it was manifest, a visual distortion that pulsed with an unsettling, otherworldly energy. Anyone approaching could see it, understand its strangeness.

The sheer panic on Dave's face as the bear chased him down the aisle of the supermarket was a very clear sign. His wide eyes and flailing arms, clutching a runaway rotisserie chicken, were manifest evidence that he had made a questionable dietary choice for a late-night snack.

The sudden influx of glitter-bombed garden gnomes in Mrs. Higgins' petunias was manifest. Their tiny, vacant stares and the faint scent of desperation were clearly apparent, leaving no doubt that her cat, Bartholomew, had staged a tiny, sparkly coup.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Her relief was manifest when the jury returned a not guilty verdict. The tense lines around her eyes softened, and a quiet smile finally appeared, making her innocence absolutely clear to everyone in the courtroom.

The growing network of iridescent fungal filaments on the underside of the abandoned orbital debris collector was a clear sign. Its presence was manifest, a vibrant, alien bloom against the dull metal. We knew then the colonization had already begun.

The faint shimmer on the obsidian shard was manifest, a subtle indication of its potent, dormant energies. Its polished surface reflected the dim light, revealing intricate, almost imperceptible patterns that hinted at its alien origin. You could feel the power radiating from it, a silent, undeniable truth.

The joy on her face was manifest. After months of struggling, the news of her promotion was an obvious and welcome sight. It wasn't hidden; everyone could see her relief and happiness.

The sheer panic etched on Bartholomew's face was manifest when the rogue squirrel, adorned in a tiny sombrero, began pelting him with acorns from the oak tree. His subsequent yelps were equally apparent, a symphony of terror for the amusement of all onlookers.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

His distress was manifest. He paced the room, hands clenching and unclenching, his jaw tight. Every twitch and furrowed brow communicated his profound disquiet, a palpable unease that needed no explication.

His apprehension was a palpable thing, a storm cloud that seemed to manifest itself in the hunched set of his shoulders and the way he avoided eye contact. The stark fear in his gaze was readily apparent, an unmistakable signal of his distress.

The utter desolation of the abandoned lunar research outpost was a manifest testament to human ambition's perilous hubris. Twisted metal and shattered visors spoke volumes without a single sound, an obvious and stark pronouncement of catastrophic failure for anyone who dared to observe.

The tremors were too pronounced, too manifest to ignore. A deep unease settled in my gut as the ceramic shards continued their slow cascade from the shelf; the structural integrity of this peculiar, cantilevered dwelling was clearly compromised, a dire reality that no amount of denial could obscure.

The profound stillness that settled over the evacuated research station was manifest. After the catastrophic anomaly, the silence wasn't just an absence of noise; it was a palpable dread, an obvious consequence of their precarious situation, visible in the abandoned equipment and the dust motes dancing in the eerie, filtered light.

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