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

• 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

During negotiations, the governor’s team evidently recognized its error and subsequently proposed no wage increase. —Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025

The benefits, the network evidently calculated, outweigh any potential backlash stemming from Gutfeld’s history of controversial jokes and remarks. —Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025

In the income tax context, the FTB has evidently adopted a similar interpretation for whether a business is conducting business or carrying on a business within California and is therefore subject to apportionment. —Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

The more conspiratorially minded went further, suggesting without evidence that LePatner or her colleagues had been Tamura’s actual targets all along — just as Thompson had evidently been singled out by his killer. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025

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