Antonyms for manifest
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : man-uh-fest |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn əˌfɛst |
Definition of manifest
Origin :- late 14c., "clearly revealed," from Old French manifest "evident, palpable," (12c.), or directly from Latin manifestus "plainly apprehensible, clear, apparent, evident;" of offenses, "proved by direct evidence;" of offenders, "caught in the act," probably from manus "hand" (see manual) + -festus "struck" (cf. second element of infest).
- Other nations have tried to check ... the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the Continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions. [John O'Sullivan (1813-1895), "U.S. Magazine & Democratic Review," July 1845]
- The phrase apparently is O'Sullivan's coinage; the notion is as old as the republic.
- adj clear, obvious
- verb exhibit, make plain
- He was besides too proud to manifest his interest in the special contents of this letter.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Simplicity and self-forgetfulness were manifest in carriage and utterance.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Though he strove to put confidence into his words, his painful doubt was manifest.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Only once did the white man speak or manifest the slightest interest.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- And it is manifest that for this country of Guayana the proper person has not been appointed.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- Manifest no distrust, or you may invite the danger you appear to apprehend.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- What a change would have been manifest in your whole character!
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Peter nor John had beheld them: to the eyes of Mary as of the other women they were manifest.
- Extract from : « Miracles of Our Lord » by George MacDonald
- And above all in his drawings does he manifest this direct and childish interest and curiosity.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- This, no doubt, accounted for the embarrassment so manifest in the Countess's manner.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
Synonyms for manifest
- apparent
- big as life
- bold
- clear-cut
- confirm
- conspicuous
- crystal clear
- declare
- demonstrate
- disclosed
- display
- distinct
- divulged
- embody
- establish
- evidence
- evidenced
- evident
- evince
- evinced
- expose
- express
- exteriorize
- externalize
- flash
- glaring
- illustrate
- incarnate
- let it all hang out
- mark
- materialize
- noticeable
- objectify
- open
- ostend
- palpable
- parade
- patent
- personalize
- personify
- personize
- plain
- proclaim
- prominent
- prove
- reveal
- revealed
- set forth
- show
- show and tell
- showcase
- shown
- signify
- sport
- straightforward
- strut
- substantiate
- suggest
- told
- unambiguous
- unmistakable
- utter
- vent
- visible
- voice
- wave around
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