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

As for the former, despite some flux in early postseason television ratings, regular-season attendance and ratings evidently haven’t suffered much to this point. —Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026

Some manholes have built-in ladders, but this one, evidently, did not. —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026

The future Nero helped bring on was the future Cole evidently wished the United States to avoid. —Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

She evidently was thrown out of her GrandChilds Recital! —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 May 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