VISIBLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

visibly

adverb

Definition of visibly

as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of visibly When Detroit Tigers star Justin Verlander's daughter Genevieve surprised him on the field of his last professional baseball game over the weekend, Verlander was visibly emotional in a moment that quickly went viral. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 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 According to the brand, the serum can start to visibly tighten sagging skin in as little as two weeks. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 The scenes in Paris and Lourdes have visibly inspired Pope Leo and clergy across France. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 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 Nothing feels more ‘90s to the casual beauty historian than a brown-leaning lipstick with visibly darker liner. — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026 With 48 hours of hydration, this firming cream helps visibly improve elasticity and skin barrier health. — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 Seated next to rapper Ice Spice and friend Ashley Avignone, Swift was visibly confused by the crowd’s reaction. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026

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Adverb

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
At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of outwardly

Adverb

There wasn’t a penalty on the play, but the NFL apparently saw something amiss.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Commissioner Josh Davidson countered that Pourharton’s figures apparently didn’t include income from his commission on Valero gas sales or on lottery tickets.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparently

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Because Luann’s microphone has seemingly been surgically attached to her body, her toast goes on for over 35 minutes.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of seemingly

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Breaking the law evidently isn’t one of the mayoral achievements City Hall is seeking to amplify.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of evidently

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That changes what organizations hire, develop or access externally.

— Prithvi Singh Shergill, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 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

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Given Polymarket’s popularity, its prices can feed back into the events its bets supposedly only predict.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Rogers was also aware that Lee, now supposedly an economics professor at a Chinese university, had an unusually intense interest in him.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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Pike is in critical condition and receiving life-saving medical care after being injected with two ostensibly fatal doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys said Thursday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The kettle ostensibly includes a spout through which people are released as molecules are split from their collective bonds.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

Adverb

Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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