Synonyms for apparently
ap·par·ent·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "apparently":

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

How to pronounce apparently?

How to say apparently in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use apparently in a sentence?

1. Brian Klawiter:

   Apparently if you are white (or close to it), you have a job, go to church, and own a gun ... That translates into racists, privileged, bigot, conspiracy theorist. Too many of us say nothing. Well, freedom of speech isn't just for liberals.

2. Ray Ferraro:

   It’s going to be hard for Anaheim to take as big a step as they’ve taken already apparently in the first 20 games, troy Terry’s not going to score every game, although it sure seems like he’s going to. They’re going to need offense past that top line, and will they get it?

3. Liam Neeson:

   The Dustin Hoffman thing, I’m on the fence about that, when you’re doing a play and you’re with your family – other actors, technicians – you do silly things and it becomes kind of superstitious if you don’t do it every night you think it’s going to jinx the show. I’m not saying I’ve done similar things to what [Hoffman] apparently did but it’s childhood stuff.

4. New Zealander Ko:

   I thought with the rough being longer this year, the scores would not be as low as years before, but apparently not, i knew if I wanted to catch up or give New Zealander Ko an opportunity on Sunday I needed to go pretty low.

5. Richard Colangelo:

   Mr. Dulos is on the edge of what he has the right to do, i would ask that you remove his permission to leave for work and do it in black and white so that he knows what he can do. It shouldnt be that hard, but apparently it is.