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evidently

[ev-i-duhnt-lee, -dent-, ev-i-dent-lee] / ˈɛv ɪ dənt li, -ˌdɛnt-, ˌɛv ɪˈdɛnt li /
ADVERB
apparently, clearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
doubtless manifestly obviously officially ostensibly plainly seemingly undoubtedly
STRONG
patently
WEAK
doubtlessly incontestably incontrovertibly indisputably it seems it would seem outwardly professedly to all appearances unmistakably without question
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably unlikely
WEAK
doubtfully mistakably obscurely questionably vaguely

Example Sentences

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She evidently was not presented with the maximum benefit option at the time, and her benefit could not have been finalized since I was still working.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The American president evidently hopes that this dependency can provide him the leverage he seeks over Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The company evidently has more in the works, but its name is most often in the news in relation to its blockbuster cancer drug, Keytruda.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Now we have the vanishing of Nancy Guthrie, the octogenarian mother of a TV news personality, evidently carried off from her Arizona home into … a void.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

I thought I looked back at him casually enough, but evidently I didn’t.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt