noticeable

/ˈnoʊdəsəbəl/

/ˈnʌʊtɪsəbəl/

Something that is noticeable is apparent or easy to be noticed. If the change in your report cards is noticeable, let's hope it’s because your grades went up!

It’s easy to remember noticeable, by thinking of it as able to be noticed. Noticeable also means deserving of being noticed, or notable, like good manners or good work habits. Other noticeable things are just easy to spot, and not always in a good way. That piece of spinach between your teeth the entire time you were having lunch with your boss? “Don’t worry; it was hardly noticeable."

Definitions of noticeable

1. adjective

   capable of being detected
   “after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued”

   synonyms: detectable

   perceptible

   capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
2. adjective

   readily noticed
   “a noticeable resemblance”

   synonyms:

   strong

   having strength or power greater than average or expected
3. adjective

   capable or worthy of being perceived
   “noticeable shadows under her eyes”

   “noticeable for its vivid historical background”

   “a noticeable lack of friendliness”

   synonyms:

   broad

   (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

   detectable, perceptible

   easily seen or detected

   discernible, evident, observable

   capable of being seen or noticed

   marked, pronounced

   strongly marked; easily noticeable

   noted

   worthy of notice or attention

   antonyms:

   unnoticeable

   not noticeable; not drawing attention

   insignificant, undistinguished

   not worthy of notice
4. adjective

   undesirably noticeable
   synonyms: obtrusive