Meaning & use
imperceptibly
In a way that is so slight or gradual it cannot be noticed or detected.
See it in a sentence
The tide crept in imperceptibly until the entire beach was suddenly underwater.
Her mood shifted imperceptibly over the course of the long, tense meeting.
A note on using this word
Imperceptibly describes change too gradual or slight for the senses to detect at any single moment, though the overall effect becomes clear later.
Words with a similar meaning
subtlyinvisibly
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Words with an opposite meaning
noticeablyobviously
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