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evidently

adverb

ˈe-və-dənt-lē How to pronounce evidently (audio)
Definition of evidentlynext
as in apparently
to all outward appearances she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit

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Recent Examples of evidently Practical Magic 2 director Susanne Bier and co-writers Akiva Goldsman, Georgia Pritchett, and Kelly Marcel evidently asked themselves the same thing. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Her fortune evidently changed in 1987, when curator John Hanhardt included her in the Whitney Biennial. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Yet the candidate and his advisers evidently believe that the way to widen that gap is to proceed cautiously. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 One of the Red Sox’s most durable players is evidently no exception. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evidently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
  1. apparently
  2. seemingly
  3. supposedly
  4. ostensibly
  5. probably
  6. presumably
Adverb
  • Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Soyuz rocket failure was apparently caused by a fire at the base of the booster about a minute before liftoff, according to the Encyclopedia Astronautica.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • The difference between the two, is that Nikola seemingly has to be motivated to maximize his potential.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But unlike the seemingly different ideas that Wilson is able to find absurd and poignant connections between in his documentaries, his other project while making the film is one that almost makes too much sense.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • The question this decision supposedly turns on had quietly stopped being the right one.
    — Aditi Khullar, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Not just the supposedly existential risk that AI leaders started recently claiming required a slowdown, but also risks from bad actors like hackers or terrorists wielding AI to attack either country’s infrastructure.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • The Taliban’s return to power was swift, though preventing it had ostensibly been the entire point of the decades-long occupation, the bombs, the hundreds of thousands of lives lost.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the south, an array of militias and armed groups arose over the years, ostensibly to back the government against the rebels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • These departures would have probably been excused had the show captured the imagination of the audience.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That means an electrician or pipefitter in Birmingham will probably have more of a buyer’s market than one in Boston.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • The other underclassmen Hurley was referring to in the top nine would presumably be sophomore star Braylon Mullins and freshmen Colben Landrew and Junior County, who are both expected to make immediate contributions.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Once the shift to the Trop is official, game times and ticket information presumably will follow.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of presumably

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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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