Synonyms for apparently
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1. apparentlyadverb

   Seemingly; in appearance only.

   A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.

   Synonyms:
   ostensibly, seemingly

2. apparentlyadverb

   According to what the speaker has read or been told.

   Apparently you are quite a good dancer.

   Synonyms:
   allegedly

3. apparentlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   plainly, evidently, clearly, obviously

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1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

   from appearances alone

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, seemingly, evidently, on the face of it, obviously

2. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plainadverb

   unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, simply, seemingly, on the face of it, evidently, obviously

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. apparentlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   evidently, obviously, clearly, manifestly, plainly

2. apparentlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seemingly, ostensibly, QUASI, on appearance, at the first blush, in semblance, in show

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1. List of paraphrases for "apparently":

   seemingly, obviously, evidently, reportedly, ostensibly, clearly, allegedly, supposedly, manifestly, seems, visibly, presumably

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1. Jim Pasco:

   Unfortunately, tragically, he apparently saw fit to betray his trust and no police officer can excuse that, it's bigger than just him. All police officers take an oath to uphold the law and no one is happy or anything other than disappointed when someone fails to uphold that oath.

2. Tatiana Bozko:

   He was beaten up. It was so scary, he was shot apparently when he was still alive. There were holes.

3. James Bopp:

   He apparently thinks that politically, the best thing for the court, regardless of the law and the Constitution is that the court be viewed as implementing Roe v. Wade's most extreme positions, and so that's what he did.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Apparently they believe the issue of illegal immigration is more important than anything else, than the government services the American people depend on.

5. Jonathan Schanzer:

   First, the White House bungled Afghanistan, then Putin walks into Ukraine and now Washington has apparently caved to every demand issued by Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.