Synonyms for apparently
ap·par·ent·ly

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1. apparentlyadverb

   Seemingly; in appearance only.

   A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.

   Synonyms:
   ostensibly, seemingly

2. apparentlyadverb

   According to what the speaker has read or been told.

   Apparently you are quite a good dancer.

   Synonyms:
   allegedly

3. apparentlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   plainly, evidently, clearly, obviously

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1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

   from appearances alone

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, seemingly, evidently, on the face of it, obviously

2. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plainadverb

   unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, simply, seemingly, on the face of it, evidently, obviously

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. apparentlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   evidently, obviously, clearly, manifestly, plainly

2. apparentlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seemingly, ostensibly, QUASI, on appearance, at the first blush, in semblance, in show

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1. List of paraphrases for "apparently":

   seemingly, obviously, evidently, reportedly, ostensibly, clearly, allegedly, supposedly, manifestly, seems, visibly, presumably

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1. Mohamad Zaman:

   There are lots of old homes so apparently the damage is done due to those.

2. Vanaja Devi Vimalaretnam:

   Ramesh Raju and Sashee were both trying to stop Ramesh Raju from entering the church, they had apparently refused permission for Ramesh Raju to enter the church and asked Ramesh Raju to leave.

3. Joy Behar:

   McCain said. Behar was apparently inflamed by McCain’s comment. We're talking about Kelly. We're talking about Kelly! We are not talking about abuse right now, don’tsay something like that. McCain attempted to point out that Behar was laughing but the liberal host interrupted.

4. Mario Lopes:

   Very overwhelming, a lot of support from a lot of people. Apparently thisvideohas made a lot of people cry. It made me cry.

5. Actor Harry Hamlin:

   Apparently, everyone in town had turned the movie down, they'd gone after every major star and they'd all turned it down because at that time the idea of the gay world and all that was still not accepted.