visibly

adverb

Definition of visiblynext
as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of visibly Burberry subsequently began using the check more visibly on such products as umbrellas, cashmere scarves, and other accessories and clothing. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 Designed for once-a-day use on dry, bare nails, it’s been shown to create visibly healthier nails and cuticles. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 In a certain weird way, that play became a turning point in a 27-19 win for the Chiefs because Stroud was visibly shaken and the Texans drooped from there. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 When an agent visibly gets something wrong, people stop relying on it and route around it by hand, while the system keeps running. — Venkatesh Sankaran, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Putellas, immediately installed as club captain, most visibly shows her leadership skills by pushing up to the opposition centre-backs and encouraging her teammates to follow closely behind. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Despite taking an off-court medical timeout after the opening game, the Canadian was visibly restricted upon his return to the court and was unable to continue. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 According to Benjamin’s arrest report, the dog’s ribs and spine were visibly prominent through its skin, which appeared loose. — Anna McAllister, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Founded in 2008 by Alicia Grande, the beauty line is best known for its cult-favorite Lash and Brow Enhancing Serums, formulated with radish root ferment and vitamin E to visibly condition and strengthen the hair. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
  1. outwardly
  2. apparently
  3. seemingly
  4. evidently
  5. externally
  6. supposedly
  7. ostensibly
  8. probably
Adverb
  • Late last month, Mitsotakis outwardly rejected the British Museum’s comparison between the British seizure of the Parthenon Marbles and the Bayeux Tapestry loan between England and France.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Scientists have found that a distant world has a real rebellious streak, outwardly defying its red dwarf host star.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • Corduroy, apparently, could outfit the full range of academic achievement.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Dominguez pressed Rahmer about Balthazar’s reported work as a foreign agent, apparently on behalf of the Haitian government.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • Karen is newly sober, newly released, and seemingly determined to approach this chapter of her life with an earnestness that the rest of the cast may not be emotionally equipped to accommodate.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Beach Boys’ touring machine has been going nearly nonstop for the last 65 or so years, as Stamos and Christian Love noted in the intro, driven by Mike as one of pop music’s most inveterate and even seemingly compulsive tourers.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • After all, the brain evidently accomplishes this task far more efficiently than transformers do.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Despite his insistence on stability, Towriss evidently disagreed.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • But an unmanaged agent can go fully rogue—interpret context, choose a tool, kick off a transaction, alter a record or fire off an email externally.
    — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The combined company will have an independent trustee, who reviews records and operations externally before reporting back to the states attorney general.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of externally
Adverb
  • Even a pair of loofahs, presumably used, were supposedly left hanging in the bathroom.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Because the movie shies away from condemnation, it has been labeled by some as a MAGA film for supposedly demonizing progressive Norway and making the conservative Gheorghius the victims.
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • The high-wire act that followed—in which performers had to make these bland conceits into something funny without, ostensibly, preparing any jokes in advance—introduced a tension that made sketch shows feel sedate and uneven by comparison.
    — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Even as Anthropic ostensibly pleads for guardrails because of AI’s peril, national security anxieties will override any caution – becauseof that same potential power.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • The conflict has killed at least 150,000 people, according to conflict monitor ACLED, though aid groups say the real number is probably higher.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The distance from May to October meant that people probably felt a little freer to applaud Busch’s life, without concentrating too much on the details of his tragic and unexpected death.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of probably

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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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