EXTERNALLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

externally

adverb

Definition of externally

as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of externally Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The strategy can be autonomous relative to the human's moment-to-moment control while the objective remains externally imposed. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 North Korea has previously described the 600 mm system, known externally as the KN-25, as being able to deliver tactical nuclear warheads. — Joyce Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Oyster shells—colored brown, gray, or white externally—have the roughest texture of the three bivalves. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 That distinction matters because many cybersecurity tools observe devices externally. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, PAHs form externally when fat and juices from the meat drip onto hot coals or flames, creating smoke that contains these harmful compounds, which adhere to the food, notes Proverbs-Singh. — Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026 Again, no free cash flow means funds need to be raised externally; equity offerings dilute shareholders, while debt offerings increase leverage and interest expense. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Audi and Rivian—Rivian was one of the first in the US to get Matrix LED headlights on the road, that was for model year ’25 with a very mild refresh externally, very extensive refresh internally under the metal skin. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally

Adverb

Unlike Crow-Armstrong, Pierzynski outwardly relished being a villain to Cubs fans, and coming through against them in a clutch situation made the moment even sweeter.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
The traditional definition of culture fatigue is outwardly focused.

— Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of outwardly

Adverb

The Wolverines looked out of sorts for most of the night, and Whittingham was visibly displeased with their performance.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Casting Pattinson in the role leaves little to the imagination, as the IRL Hansen’s more equanimous, jovially unflappable, everyday demeanor is replaced here by someone who’s visibly diseased in the head from the very top.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of visibly

Adverb

The brothers were apparently never scheduled to appear at the conference, though journalists and fans in the room seemed to not be aware of this.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Although law firms are beginning to embrace the benefits of generative AI, the technology apparently makes many law schools squeamish.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of apparently

Adverb

Most players largely celebrate their own successes, rather than their opponents’ errors, and antics like those supposedly violate the sport’s unwritten behavioral codes.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
According to legend, a traveling salesman saw the escape artist in the booth and locked him inside, supposedly causing Houdini to furiously attempt to kick his way out.

— Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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The premise for prevention is to create an accountability role for everyone to play, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Many of the seemingly absurd projects celebrated by the Ig Nobels have gone on to inspire practical advances in scientific knowledge.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of seemingly

Adverb

His predictions mostly involved preaching to the AI evangelist choir, and his fervor for the tech evidently led him to throw caution to the winds of Wall Street.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
It was evidently lost amid the flood of congratulatory messages that arrived on campus that day, and Calhoun didn’t remember it.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

Much of its aid has come in unsigned rulings on the emergency docket—ostensibly temporary and non-precedent-setting judgments that nevertheless carry serious consequences.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The arrests, ostensibly for bribery, have sent a stark warning to Gazprom and the entire oil and gas industry, which faces a growing crisis of production and distribution as a result of war disruptions.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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