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apparently

[uh-pair-uhnt-lee] / əˈpɛər ənt li /
ADVERB
seemingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly
WEAK
as if as though at a glance 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
obviously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearly evidently officially plainly
STRONG
manifestly patently
WEAK
conspicuously expressly in plain sight indubitably openly overtly palpably perceptibly transparently unmistakably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
vaguely
WEAK
dubiously equivocally improbably questionably uncertain unlikely

Example Sentences

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Investors apparently landed on the conclusion that the tariffs would motivate smaller economies to become less reliant on the U.S. market.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The email pitch from Victory Technology landed, apparently by accident, in the inbox of Iran Watch, part of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control that tracks Iranian weapons-proliferation networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But even utopia has its no-go zones, apparently.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Millions of Americans apparently share his opinion about corporate media.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

I’d thought Anna May had been turning into a friend, but apparently, I wasn’t well-suited enough for her.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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