visibly

adverb

Definition of visiblynext
as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of visibly The Wolverines looked out of sorts for most of the night, and Whittingham was visibly displeased with their performance. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Casting Pattinson in the role leaves little to the imagination, as the IRL Hansen’s more equanimous, jovially unflappable, everyday demeanor is replaced here by someone who’s visibly diseased in the head from the very top. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 The Weightless Moisturizer delivers long-lasting moisture for visibly supple, replenished skin. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 One juror became visibly upset when the mistrial was announced, putting their hands over their face and slumping forward. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Reddington looked visibly agitated while in the courtroom, both during sidebar — at which Clancy was present — and during Sullivan’s instructions. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Quatraro was visibly upset with the umpires’ decision and was ejected from the game — his second ejection this season and the ninth of his career. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Unlike its round-bodied namesake, this true spider has two visibly distinct body segments, which are characteristic of spiders, and does produce venom. — Melissa Petruzzello, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Its signature SuperVitamin blend now has five times the vitamins, including niacinamide (vitamin B3) to help repair skin damage, panthenol (vitamin B5) to nourish and replenish moisture, and vitamin C to visibly brighten the complexion over time. — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 2 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
  • Unlike Crow-Armstrong, Pierzynski outwardly relished being a villain to Cubs fans, and coming through against them in a clutch situation made the moment even sweeter.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The traditional definition of culture fatigue is outwardly focused.
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • The brothers were apparently never scheduled to appear at the conference, though journalists and fans in the room seemed to not be aware of this.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Although law firms are beginning to embrace the benefits of generative AI, the technology apparently makes many law schools squeamish.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • The premise for prevention is to create an accountability role for everyone to play, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the seemingly absurd projects celebrated by the Ig Nobels have gone on to inspire practical advances in scientific knowledge.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • His predictions mostly involved preaching to the AI evangelist choir, and his fervor for the tech evidently led him to throw caution to the winds of Wall Street.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • It was evidently lost amid the flood of congratulatory messages that arrived on campus that day, and Calhoun didn’t remember it.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The strategy can be autonomous relative to the human's moment-to-moment control while the objective remains externally imposed.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of externally
Adverb
  • Most players largely celebrate their own successes, rather than their opponents’ errors, and antics like those supposedly violate the sport’s unwritten behavioral codes.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to legend, a traveling salesman saw the escape artist in the booth and locked him inside, supposedly causing Houdini to furiously attempt to kick his way out.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • Much of its aid has come in unsigned rulings on the emergency docket—ostensibly temporary and non-precedent-setting judgments that nevertheless carry serious consequences.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The arrests, ostensibly for bribery, have sent a stark warning to Gazprom and the entire oil and gas industry, which faces a growing crisis of production and distribution as a result of war disruptions.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Even non-football fans can probably guess who this one is about.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of probably

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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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