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it seems that

ADVERB
apparently
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 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 at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it appears that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

Example Sentences

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These many months later, though, it seems that Charlie Kirk’s heaven isn’t going to be so crowded after all.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

"And it seems that people are really interested in what is going on. … I'm going to tell people what I'm experiencing, and I don't mind sharing that."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"In light of that, it seems that markets are slowly but surely moving from a 'no news is good news' mantra, to a 'no news is bad news' one."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Yet it seems that despite the concerns expressed by Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, Justin Fairfax was granted access to his children and to his firearms.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

In the very beginning of mathematics, it seems that people could only distinguish between one and many.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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