seemingly

adverb

ˈsē-miŋ-lē How to pronounce seemingly (audio)
Definition of seeminglynext
as in apparently
to all outward appearances a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib

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Recent Examples of seemingly Not by the accusations, but that her habit of lying had seemingly caught up with her. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 All of this seemingly boiled over this weekend when Cunningham was leveled by Chicago Sky forward DiJonai Carrington. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 While seemingly tame, the statements reflect the industry’s immediate public resistance to an order from a US president, which is not the norm. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Even something as seemingly minor as changing your part or adding bangs can make a noticeable difference. — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seemingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
  1. apparently
  2. supposedly
  3. ostensibly
  4. evidently
  5. probably
  6. presumably
Adverb
  • Spencer Brown said someone on the movie set apparently did that to get a smile or laugh from the actor.
    — Joe Marusak August 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project.
    — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On October 3, 1995, after an eight-month trial that featured allegations of police planting evidence and gloves that Simpson supposedly wore the night of the murders not fitting him, Simpson was acquitted.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • While that isolated figure may not sound like much, that ostensibly insignificant amount of time adds up to a little over 19 days worth of sleep over the course of a year.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Critics dismissed the elections, which were held in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • But with the Red Sox evidently set on their major-league catching options, Knizner is looking elsewhere.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt, evidently depressed and convinced of life’s meaninglessness, found his teaching electrifying.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • Of these, most of the mistakes were in incurring the liability in the first place, with probably at least a third of them being from personal guarantees being called.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Even had Guardiola stayed on, City would probably be playing a more direct brand of football next season, with players more suited to beating a man and covering ground than playing a thousand million passes.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Helaena chose to stop working on her tapestry and leave it behind where Rhaenyra will presumably find it.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Only for the Journal’s editorialists to gently pat presumably a few less than sanguine readers on the head with an allegedly encouraging caveat about legislation that empowers presidents to impose tariffs of the 100% kind on other nations.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of presumably

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