APPARENTLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

apparently

adverb

ə-ˈper-ənt-lē

Definition of apparently

as in seemingly

to all outward appearances apparently, the kids didn't know the cake was for the potluck, since they helped themselves to it

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Recent Examples of apparently People are starved for their stories and apparently will click on anything. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026 The fact that front brake and throttle are apparently allowed to remain friends led immediately to one thought. — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 The Chicago Bears appeared poised to leave not only Chicago but Illinois months ago, but the club’s direction has apparently changed as efforts are underway to keep the team in the state and perhaps even in Chicago. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 But Leonora has recently died, and apparently Peter is the only person in a position to step up and look after the boy. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apparently

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Reaves hit a seemingly impossible baseline fadeaway in the first quarter, flinging the ball almost over the backboard.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Nacua, seemingly open all afternoon, was the target on 19 of those attempts.

— Andrew Gillis, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of seemingly

Adverb

Miles is the head of Fishers of Men Community Development Corporation, which is supposedly headquartered at the old Larimer School.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
The newest prosecution of Comey, because of a supposedly threatening arrangement of seashells on a beach, is equally unlikely to stand up under prevailing law.

— David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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For the site of their hard launch, the odd couple chose Perfecting Church, a Black church in Detroit, evidently seeking to exploit the aura of social justice implicit in the Black faith tradition.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Then came the evidently now-obligatory Harrison Butker missed field goal, and a nearly instant Denver touchdown to take the lead.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of evidently

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The skatepark, architecturally inspired by famous skate spots across the British capital, has ostensibly been a major hit.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Beyond mashups, how should a model like Claude ensure there’s a difference between a direct re-creation of Tetris (ostensibly disallowed by the new prompt) and a mere game in the Tetris genre (ostensibly allowed by the prompt)?

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

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The trailers were recovered by police nearby, presumably after the criminals cut the locks to reveal they were each loaded with 20,000 pounds of sand.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Stallone returned to his typewriter (or, presumably by this time, laptop) in 2006 to revisit Rocky Balboa for the sequel of the same name, and the project seems to have reignited something in the writer’s artistic soul.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of presumably

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Even after Cope clanked both, rookie coach Eric Laut – an assistant at Utah State under Jerrod Calhoun the past two seasons – could have probably iced it by having the Texans team intentionally foul USD.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
But with Great America’s latest corporate owner, Six Flags, struggling financially after its merger with Cedar Fair, there have been clear signs that the park probably was going to close sooner rather than later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of probably

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The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
But with the House majority likely padded by redder territory this cycle, Democrats will face fierce internal resistance to progressive policy ideas like Medicare for All.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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