at first sight

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apparently adv.
ostensively adv.
prima facie adv.

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at a glance 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 a glance 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

ADVERB

prima facie

Synonyms

WEAK

appearing at the first blush evidential

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at first sight

When I met her in person, it was what I could only describe as love at first sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Happy anniversary from a California native who fell in love with the coast at first sight, and shame on those who would defile it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

That appears at first sight to suggest the new engine is providing the 0.3-0.5secs gain in lap time for which Aston Martin had been hoping.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

"It was love at first sight," I would tell everyone.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

at first sight

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