PATENTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

patently

adverb

Definition of patently

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of patently 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 To eject him not only from the match for an action that merited a yellow card at most, but to disqualify him from the next match as well, was patently unjust. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 There is perhaps nothing more patently absurd in modern corporate governance than a box-checking proxy adviser recommending against a wildly outperforming enterprise just to satisfy a theoretical checklist. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The most significant development since Sharma came on board was the reversal of the patently ridiculous 50% price hike of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $20 to $30 a month. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 That's patently false and not supported by a shred of evidence. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 PooCrave sprung to life five years later, and with its PopCrave-esque logo tweets out PopCrave-esque announcements that are patently false. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patently

Adverb

Leo July 23 – August 22 An agreement needs to reflect your value clearly today.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
Experts at the Hanoi summit said the responsibilities of PROs, along with capacity requirements and oversight mechanisms, must be clearly defined in EPR policy.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

There are obviously branches of computer science in which computer hardware and software are essential, such as the design of operating systems or the study of memory management.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Dolly Parton was obviously a country music queen beyond compare but also was known for her screen fare.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of obviously

Adverb

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
Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

Historic names like Carpano, Cocchi and Dolin offer distinctly different styles, while newer producers such as 9diDANTE and American makers including Vya and Lo-Fi give curious drinkers even more ways in.

— Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This isn’t Musgraves’ first venture into lifestyle products with a distinctly sensual bent.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of distinctly

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There’s an uncanniness to 1970s Harlem here; a magical-realist urban sprawl that’s both palpably gritty and like something from a fairy tale.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 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

Adverb

Rant Straw apparently took issue with the criticism and responded to Seixeiro directly on social media.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The apparently illusory swings show the difficulty of accurately counting homeless people in the expanse of north Los Angeles County.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026