MANIFESTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

manifestly

adverb

Definition of manifestly

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of manifestly What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 The reality is, that is not manifestly true. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 This paternalistic screening is manifestly also a form of censorship, for censors are censors whether their motivations are noble or base. — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 Overall in tennis, including the four majors, prize money amounts to only around a quarter of the revenues generated at the tournaments, which the PTPA argues is manifestly unfair — compared to about 50 percent in some leading team sports. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 Calling them weak is manifestly true, but not great diplomacy. — Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025 This is most manifestly true for the Palestinian society in Gaza shattered by two years of war. — Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025 The same framework also imposes a duty to refuse orders that are manifestly unlawful—the kind any person of ordinary understanding would recognize as criminal. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

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Adverb

Judging by the number of times one replaces the other during matches, manager Phil Parkinson clearly sees them as interchangeable.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The forest being the chasm between rich and poor that's clearly shown on that chart.

— Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

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Attorneys with Howard Cooper, Todd & Weld, the law firm representing Patrick Clancy, are calling statements like that patently false and defamatory, warning of the real-life consequences making such claims can have.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Outside of Silicon Valley, there is a tendency to dismiss such prophecies as, at best, patently unserious.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of patently

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With an energy akin to Burning Man, the vibe is distinctly hippie; guests are gnawing to get into heady discussions.

— Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Steinem’s distinctly stylish look – she was often photographed in mini-skirts and aviator sunglasses with a curtain of long, straight hair – sometimes triggered reductionist analyses.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinctly

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The Cost Of Overthinking The answers models generate are plainly visible to all.

— Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Specifically, the meeting minutes reveal that when asked to assess the appropriate interest rate level by the end of this year, Fed officials were plainly split into two camps.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plainly

Adverb

The lighting and camerawork do a lot of heavy lifting in Blood Simple, creating a palpably tense atmosphere without the help of a notable score or even much dialogue.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
And yet, Lestat is so palpably alive, which makes the vocal hardening all the more affecting.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of palpably

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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

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