invisible
Not able to see
Invisible means unable to be seen.
Something may be invisible because it's too small, too distant, or transparent: The bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.
Invisible also describes things that go unnoticed or unacknowledged: invisible labor, invisible to the system.
The invisible hand in economics refers to market forces operating without central direction.
Made invisible deliberately
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- maskedHaving face covered
cloaked · buried · secreted · camouflaged · disguised · covered · screened · tucked away
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
spirit · poltergeist · haunting · ethereal · otherworldly · spectral · paranormal · presence
Allowing vision through
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
diaphanous · gossamer · pellucid · colorless · undetectable · wavelength · ultraviolet · infrared
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- forgottenNo longer recalled
disregarded · unrecognized · unacknowledged · voiceless · erased · silenced · excluded · sidelined
Puzzling and obscure
- elusiveHard to find
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- unknownNot yet discovered
unknowable · unfathomable · arcane · occult · shadowy · nebulous · intangible · abstract
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
masked · cloaked · buried · secreted · camouflaged · disguised · covered · screened · tucked away · stashed
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
wraith · spirit · poltergeist · haunting · ethereal · otherworldly · spectral · paranormal · presence · manifestation
see-through
Allowing vision through
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
sheer · diaphanous · gossamer · pellucid · colorless · undetectable · wavelength · ultraviolet · infrared · microscopic
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
forgotten · disregarded · unrecognized · unacknowledged · voiceless · erased · silenced · excluded · sidelined · underrepresented
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- elusiveHard to find
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
unknown · unknowable · unfathomable · arcane · occult · shadowy · nebulous · intangible · abstract · ineffable
glimpse
Fleeting view
hint · suggestion · faint · momentary · transient · ephemeral · vanishing · fading · dissolving · evanescent
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- disappearingvanish, fade, disappear, vanishing, evaporate
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- visibilityhidden, hide, show, appear, disappear
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, inside, indoor, inward
invisiblevisible
Able to be seen
seen · perceptible · apparent · detectable · discernible
invisibleconspicuous
Clearly visible, attention-grabbing
prominent · noticeable · obvious · eye-catching · striking
invisibleprominent
Easily noticed or distinguished
visible · recognized · acknowledged · seen · noticed
- invisible inkHidden writing fluid
- invisible manMale who cannot be perceived
- invisibility cloakGarment rendering wearer unseen
- cloak of invisibilityGarment rendering wearer unseen
- invisible friendChild's invented playmate
- invisible people
invisibility, invisibly, invisibles, invisibilities, invisible ink, invisible hand