PATENTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

patently

adverb

Definition of patently

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of patently McBride said the mechanisms of extradition have been patently unfair to his clients. — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patently

Adverb

Costco clearly agrees because its beloved version is back in the bakery case.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
But Fernandez was clearly offside and, by challenging for the ball, was interfering with play.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

Trash Mountain has a laundry list of producers, all lending a hand to what was obviously a labor of love as well as a perfect starring role for the talented and hilarious Hearon.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
For the 2026 festival, thoughts obviously turned to David Byrne since Talking Heads were one of the quintessential early CBGB bands.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of obviously

Adverb

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

Definition of manifestly

Adverb

Many of the recipes have a distinctly Kentucky bent, like the Hot Brown Deviled Eggs, others like her Funeral Potatoes, are the kind of Southern cooking that transcends state borders.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026
Set against Montreal’s unique culture and layered history, their coming-of-age story is distinctly local—and universally relatable.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinctly

Adverb

Audiences — younger ones especially — are palpably hungry for the authentic storytelling that independent and overseas markets so reliably produce, even in a landscape increasingly crowded with algorithmic feeds and AI slop.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
The nonverbal interplay between selves that is so important in human therapy was palpably absent.

— Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026