evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈe-və-dənt-lē 

-ə-ˌdent-

especially for sense 2 often

ˌev-ə-ˈdent- 

1

: in an evident manner : clearly, obviously

… any style … so evidently bad or second-rate …

—T. S. Eliot

2

: on the basis of available evidence

He was born … evidently in Texas …

—Robert Coughlan

Synonyms of evidently

• apparently
• seemingly
• supposedly
• ostensibly
• probably
• presumably

Examples of evidently in a Sentence

Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.

“We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House has evidently been active in recruiting and publicizing contributions from wealthy Americans and large domestic companies. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Prime parking spots in New York City are evidently worth fighting a stranger on a sidewalk for. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026

Going to sports games with his kids is evidently a love language for the Elf actor, who is pictured here with Mattias at a Lakers game in 2024. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈev-əd-ənt-lē  -ə-ˌdent- 

ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē

: in an evident manner : obviously

a document evidently forged