1. DISCERNIBLE (adjective)
Meaning: able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.
Synonyms: detectable, distinguishable, palpable, perceptible. Antonyms: impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, intangible.
Usage: Even though Jane used makeup to cover the bruises on her face, the marks were discernible to me.
Meaning: able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.
Synonyms: detectable, distinguishable, palpable, perceptible. Antonyms: impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, intangible.
Usage: Even though Jane used makeup to cover the bruises on her face, the marks were discernible to me.
2. CANON (noun)
Meaning: a general law or criterion by which something is judged.
Synonyms: principle, rule, tenet, standard.
Usage: All they have is administrative fiat which fails any of the canons of the rule of law.
Meaning: a general law or criterion by which something is judged.
Synonyms: principle, rule, tenet, standard.
Usage: All they have is administrative fiat which fails any of the canons of the rule of law.
3. COVERT (adjective)
Meaning: not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Synonyms: furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy.
Antonyms: evident, manifest, obvious, public.
Usage: It’s all about covert operations and leaving as little evidence and traces as possible.
Meaning: not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Synonyms: furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy.
Antonyms: evident, manifest, obvious, public.
Usage: It’s all about covert operations and leaving as little evidence and traces as possible.
4. MANOEUVRE (noun)
Meaning: a carefully planned or cunning scheme or action.
Synonyms: stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy.
Antonyms: innocence, candor, simplicity, incapacity.
Usage: A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful.
Meaning: a carefully planned or cunning scheme or action.
Synonyms: stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy.
Antonyms: innocence, candor, simplicity, incapacity.
Usage: A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful.
5. EERILY (adverb)
Meaning: in a strange and frightening manner.
Synonyms: hauntingly, creepily, scarily, spookily.
Antonyms: dulcetly, pleasingly, pleasantly, agreeably.
Usage: In front of him stood a masked man clutching a knife in one hand, grinning eerily at him.
Meaning: in a strange and frightening manner.
Synonyms: hauntingly, creepily, scarily, spookily.
Antonyms: dulcetly, pleasingly, pleasantly, agreeably.
Usage: In front of him stood a masked man clutching a knife in one hand, grinning eerily at him.
