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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 Nagy seemingly leans on the best personnel package to execute each play. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 During Murray State’s second drive, the Racers seemingly converted a 32-yard field goal only to see that play wiped out by delay of game. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, an officer who claimed to have been the first to examine the loft following the crimes testified that the dust on the floor was seemingly untouched, with no footprints or trailing skirts. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The hype surrounding the game has grown like kudzu throughout the offseason, with seemingly everyone having something to say about LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford to face his former Ole Miss team. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 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
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  • An attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the mosque, said Zulfiqar Hameed, the provincial police chief.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Or that the homework was apparently so mechanical that a machine could do it at all?
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • In a house that saw two grisly murders, and is supposedly haunted.
    — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Without anymore than that and taking into account several black eye losses for the conference, metrics the playoff committee supposedly uses like SOS and SOR will likely be dragged down.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • Rubin presses play on a song, ostensibly without warning Carter.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • News of Loy’s demise barely makes it to Lamb, ostensibly because the death is deemed an accident, but Diana’s motives for keeping it under wraps are worth questioning.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • With 53% of US 18-to-29s favorable towards socialism but only 45% favorable towards capitalism, Gen Z evidently feel let down by capitalism.
    — Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Mahomes finished 15 of 27 for 184 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception that was quite evidently the result of a miscommunication with Xavier Worthy.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • One fight that probably won’t have as much intrigue, but still should be fun, is between Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Why pet owners are building dog grooming routines The biggest driver behind the boom in luxury pet accessories probably is not beauty at all.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Those costs could presumably be passed onto to consumers too.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As for Kiffin's interesting mind, even if LSU was not technically involved in the case, most of the football players involved in the Baton Rouge court were presumably headed to LSU.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of presumably

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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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