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View synonyms for apparently

apparently

[ uh-pair-uhnt-lee ]

adverb

  1. as far as can be known or supposed:

    I discussed both options with the litigants, and they are apparently agreeable to either one.

  2. obviously; clearly:

    Apparently, the tornado went right through the center of the town’s eastern district.



apparently

/ əˈpærəntlɪ; əˈpɛər- /

adverb

  1. sentence modifier it appears that; as far as one knows; seemingly


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Word History and Origins

Origin of apparently1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; apparent ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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Example Sentences

French officials were already on edge after a series of apparently unconnected attacks, including the stabbing of police officers.

That apparently includes some members of the management of the airport itself and some air traffic controllers.

Plus there is another problem that the viruses pose—the problem that apparently is the culprit this year—they evolve.

Jennie kept his parliamentary vestments for her son, apparently instilling in Winston the sense that he would be a leader.

The phone is apparently the one he took from his girlfriend after shooting her outside Baltimore and heading for New York.

We were now masters of the whole country, and the war was apparently at an end.

She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.

There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.

We stood staring after the fugitives in perfect bewilderment, totally unable to explain their apparently causeless panic.

The hills in sight, however, are very considerably wooded, and wood is apparently the common fuel.

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