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

Back in court as Pekara spoke, a police officer reached out to put her hand on the shoulder of a young man seated in one of the front rows, evidently a family member of one of the two officers. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race. —Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

This was evidently meant to be a focus of the third act, but after shooting wrapped, it was discovered that Jackson's team signed an agreement years ago preventing the Chandlers from being dramatized in a movie. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026

The father was wearing a button-down shirt, creased from wear but evidently well-ironed. —Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 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