" palpable "

1: able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind;

  * e.g., " ... the tension in the negotiating room was palpable "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciable,

•  apprehensible,

•  detectable,

•  discernible,

•  distinguishable,

•  perceptible,

•  sensible

•  Antonyms : 

•  impalpable,

•  imperceptible,

•  inappreciable,

•  indistinguishable,

•  insensible,

•  undetectable

2: capable of being perceived by the sense of touch;

  * e.g., " ... a small but palpable lump in my neck "

•  Synonyms : 

•  tangible,

•  touchable

•  Antonyms : 

•  impalpable,

•  intangible

3: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;

  * e.g., " ... a palpable case of lying under oath "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apparent,

•  bald,

•  bald-faced,

•  barefaced,

•  bright-line,

•  broad,

•  clear,

•  clear-cut,

•  crystal clear,

•  decided,

•  distinct,

•  evident,

•  lucid,

•  luculent,

•  luminous,

•  manifest,

•  nonambiguous,

•  obvious,

•  open-and-shut,

•  patent,

•  pellucid,

•  perspicuous,

•  plain,

•  ringing,

•  straightforward,

•  transparent,

•  unambiguous,

•  unambivalent,

•  unequivocal,

•  unmistakable

•  Antonyms : 

•  ambiguous,

•  clouded,

•  cryptic,

•  dark,

•  enigmatic,

•  equivocal,

•  indistinct,

•  mysterious,

•  nonobvious,

•  obfuscated,

•  obscure,

•  unapparent,

•  unclarified,

•  unclear