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

They seem to understand intuitively that a corps of manifold resources is more resourceful.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, which targets high-value second homes that owners use only part of the year, is intuitively appealing.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Writers Greg Tate, Chairman Mao, dream hampton—barely older than me—were out there creating a new language, one that I intuitively understood, to analyze our art, our world.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

intuitively

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