EXTERNALLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

externally

adverb

Definition of externally

as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of externally Bela had incredible relationships also internally and externally. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2026 While 79% of SpinCo CEOs came from within their organizations, 58% of CFOs—11 of 19—were recruited externally. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 In game competition, athletes must shift their focus externally to the signals and cues around them that inform their brain how to react. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 In addition to the various ways Meta can monetize its AI investments externally, Zuckerberg noted that the company has yet to reach the limits of what AI can do internally. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The organizations in the top 10% of business performance had dramatically different leadership profiles, as measured externally, than those in the bottom 10%. — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Trust matters – internally and externally – and it is built through listening, through communication and through action. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 The village built on the Luna Rossa base’s docks — its metallic structure wrapped externally in reflective foil — is an immersive, low-light space with modular wooden and aluminum displays intended for flexibility. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Using magnets applied externally, the metal stretches the bone to add height, one millimeter a day, over up to four months, as muscles and nerves and other tissue have to gradually grow. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally

Adverb

Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
And the search for the more outwardly romantic Dashwood was ongoing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of outwardly

Adverb

Eudora’s outline is visibly backlit by a low late afternoon sun as her shadow is cast across the patchy grass of a pathway that leads to a ruin of Corinthian columns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
The pop star flashed his newly asymmetrical smile to the big-screen cameras, showing that his top left incisor was visibly much shorter and uneven compared to his right.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of visibly

Adverb

The near-deadlock was partly produced because voters, apparently weary of New Zealand's economic woes and apathetic about both Luxon and Hipkins, chose to propel a new entrant group to Parliament for the first time in years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
But for Mao, the occasional allergic reaction is apparently a small price to pay for some quality cat time.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of apparently

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

Adverb

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

Adverb

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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