Synonyms for apparently
ap·par·ent·ly

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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. Raquel Welch:

   My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60 years old, but apparently when he was 17, he had already planned his entire academic curriculum so that he could graduate high school and enter college in the United States. That's how much he wanted to come to this country.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   The attacks by the Left on Judge Childs from South Carolina apparently worked.

3. Yogeshwar Ram Mishra:

   Nestle was apparently over-confident about their product, otherwise the company would not have preferred an appeal and instead paid up the penalty of 25,000 rupees.

4. James Roberts:

   In terms of that being something that would tie Putin’s hands? I don’t think so, putin’s made real threats of war on the European continent for the first time since 1945, and he’s getting the attention that he’s apparently been seeking.

5. Romani Rose:

   It is good that Knorr reacts to the complaints of apparently a lot of people.