adj · neutral
noticeable
UK/ˈnəʊtɪsəbəl/US/ˈnoʊtɪsəbəl/NO·ti·ce·able
easy to see, hear, or feel; obvious
Examples
“There has been a noticeable drop in pollution since the new regulations.”
“His English improved noticeably after just a few months of practice.”
“A noticeable number of students chose to study science this year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the policy change had no immediate dramatic effect, a noticeable improvement in air quality emerged over the following year.”
Collocations
- noticeable difference
- noticeable improvement
- become noticeable
Word family
Common mistakes
There was noticeably many errors in his essay.→There were a noticeable number of errors in his essay.
The change was very notice.→The change was very noticeable.
Say it for a higher band
5big→6clear→7+noticeable
Synonyms
noticeable
significant
Easily confused
significant
“There was a significant increase in sales after the campaign.”
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