SELF-EVIDENTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

self-evidently

adverb

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of self-evidently Less frequent independent review is not self-evidently a feature. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 But, self-evidently, not his wife. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 Setting aside the fact that these same people have done everything within their power to stifle regulation, this is self-evidently true. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 Scapegoating everyone of similar background as a criminal should be self-evidently wrong to any rational person. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026

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Adverb

Both camps are chasing an 11-member board majority, though a handful of candidates don’t align clearly with either side.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

Trump wasn’t on the ballot, obviously – but for the first time, voters did not credit Trump with good management of the economy or with keeping America out of wars.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
And obviously, the last couple of games, teams have been doing pretty good at stopping this offense.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of obviously

Adverb

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

Definition of patently

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

For the site of their hard launch, the odd couple chose Perfecting Church, a Black church in Detroit, evidently seeking to exploit the aura of social justice implicit in the Black faith tradition.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Then came the evidently now-obligatory Harrison Butker missed field goal, and a nearly instant Denver touchdown to take the lead.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of evidently

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Industry expectations are distinctly low for the Japanese government’s ambitious plans to support overseas sales of domestic content.

— Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
This distinctly North Korean punishment, used especially to discipline and defenestrate high officials, strips a person of office and sends him to perform physical labor and political reeducation, often in the countryside.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinctly

Adverb

That little girl was apparently perfectly built for fraud, somehow, and found the perfect environment in Silicon Valley, where exaggeration and outright lying were de rigueur.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
Just before the second half began, a number of fans were given transgender pride flags, apparently in an effort to obstruct other spectators' view of the banner and XX-XY supporters.

— Matt Calkins , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparently

Adverb

The absence of Karoline Vitto — who bolstered the curve representation last season in London — was palpably felt.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Rustling and droning tape effects from Frye, subtle enough to be nearly subliminal but still somehow palpably present, act as a binding agent on every track, blurring tones and connecting rhythms.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

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