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. Axel Cruau:

   The real Charley Robinet is in France apparently living a totally normal life and totally unaware his identity had been stolen years and years ago.

2. Don Scott:

   Apparently that was a tactic used back in 1972 and our river experts have looked at that very closely and are saying that would just not work in this situation, it would not displace the ice, it would just create tighter jams in some places.

3. Ric Gillespie:

   If we were continuing to excavate the castaway campsite at the southeast end of the atoll I would say that we could ‘expect’ to make further discoveries, it’s an established archaeological site where we know a castaway died - apparently female and of Earhart’s height and ethnic origin - and where we have found artifacts that speak of an American woman of the 1930s.

4. Brian Hook:

   His crime ? Trying to save an endangered species from extinction, apparently the Iranian regime is unable to distinguish between saving animals from committing espionage.

5. Seth Shostak:

   Apparently several — more than three or four — referees have been disinclined to see this published.