at a glance

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at first sight in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it outwardly plausibly professedly reasonably reputably speciously superficially tangibly to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably unlikely

WEAK

dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain

ADVERB

ostensively

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

Example Sentences

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The shares are up too much for comfort, 22% this year, and at a glance, they cost too much, at 27 times earnings.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Each asset class has its own color on the quilt, and investors can see all sorts of patterns at a glance.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

In related fashion, a Cubist portrait offers separate aspects of the sitter’s face at a glance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Readers may overlook it and, at a glance, the image appears entirely lifelike.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

All I have to do is put the colors in the right order, and I can tell at a glance what the formula is.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass