manifest

Very clear and easy to understand or recognize.

• The decision was a manifest mistake.
• Her disappointment was manifest to everyone.
• The report revealed a manifest lack of planning.

Similar words: obvious, evident, clear, apparent

Opposites: hidden

Common phrases: manifest error, manifest injustice, manifest failure, manifest signs

An official list of the passengers or goods carried by a vehicle or ship.

• Her name was on the passenger manifest.
• The driver checked the manifest before leaving.
• Officials asked for the manifests of all departing ships.

Similar words: passenger list, cargo list

Common phrases: passenger manifest, flight manifest, manifest of passengers

An official list of goods carried on a ship or aircraft.

• The captain checked the manifest.
• Three boxes were missing from the cargo manifest.
• Customs officers compared the shipment with its manifest.

Similar words: cargo list

Common phrases: cargo manifest, ship manifest, check the manifest

To show a feeling, quality, or fact clearly.

• She manifested little interest in the plan.
• He manifested great courage during the rescue.
• Their concern manifested itself in repeated calls to the hospital.

How to use it: manifest something (She manifested a strong desire to learn.); manifest itself in something (His anger manifested itself in his voice.)

Similar words: show, display, reveal, exhibit

Opposites: conceal, hide

Common phrases: manifest something, manifest itself, manifest a desire

To appear or become clear enough to notice.

• Symptoms may manifest after several days.
• The illness first manifested as a fever.
• These problems often manifest during the winter.

How to use it: manifest as something (The illness can manifest as a skin rash.); manifest in something (The effects first manifested in his behavior.)

Similar words: appear, emerge, become apparent

Common phrases: manifest as something, manifest in something