Definitions

intuitively

[in-too-i-tiv-lee, -tyoo-] / ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv li, -ˈtju- /

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apparently adv.
instinctively adv.
ostensively adv.

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at a glance at first sight in all likelihood 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

instinctively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

naturally

ADVERB

ostensively

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at a glance at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood 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

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intuitively

That formulation captures something Xi and his advisers seem to understand intuitively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The research suggests Dante intuitively described features that resemble multi-ring craters formed by giant impacts.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

We have all been conditioned for objects to work intuitively and instantly.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026

Radcliffe’s audience wrangling was as intuitively sharp as his deeply felt performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

I guessed, my pulse quickening as I intuitively realized the truth of my own words.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

intuitively

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