ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpatent
ISEE/SSAThard
patent
Meaning: plainly obvious or evident
patent in a sentence
How patent is used in real sentences:
It became patent that the witness had changed his account of the accident.
The empty shelves made the failure of the relief effort patent to the visiting inspectors.
“The error was patent: three iron monuments formed a straight line above the creek, while the new posts wandered downhill as if intended to efface the older claim.”
— from the passage The Marker on the Slope
Synonyms for patent
Other words for patent — obvious, evident and manifest — carry the same meaning.
- obvious
- evident
- manifest
Antonyms of patent
Words that mean the opposite of patent:
- hidden
- obscure
- doubtful
Where it comes from
From Latin patens, meaning 'open or exposed.'
Memory hook
A PATENT is made public: patent facts lie open for everyone to see.