His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.
It was evident that she had once been a beauty.
The problems have been evident for quite some time.
Whatever the extent of Chirac's evident dislike of Bush.
It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
Mind you, looking around me earlier on the small plane to Lord Howe it was evident I wasn't the only shattered soul.
Evident, apparent apply to that which can be readily perceived or easily inferred, but , evident implies the existence of external signs [his evident disappointment] and apparent suggests the use of deductive reasoning [it's apparent he'll win]; manifest applies to that which is immediately, often intuitively, clear to the understanding; , obvious refers to that which is so noticeable or obtrusive that no one can fail to perceive it; , palpable applies esp. to that which can be perceived through some sense other than that of sight [palpable signs of fever]; clear implies that there is no confusion or obscurity to hinder understanding [clear proof]; plain1 implies such simplicity or lack of complexity as to be easily perceptible [the plain facts are these]
