Synonyms

evidently

American

[ev-i-duhnt-lee, -dent-, ev-i-dent-lee] / ˈɛv ɪ dənt li, -ˌdɛnt-, ˌɛv ɪˈdɛnt li /

adverb

obviously; apparently.

evidently British

/ ˈɛvɪdəntlɪ /

adverb

without question; clearly; undoubtedly
to all appearances; apparently

they are evidently related

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Related Words

See clearly.

Etymology

Origin of evidently

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; evident, -ly

Example Sentences

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Now we have the vanishing of Nancy Guthrie, the octogenarian mother of a TV news personality, evidently carried off from her Arizona home into … a void.

From Los Angeles Times

This evidently isn’t the first time he has been careless about a matter that touches her soul.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chip evidently forgot that he was too stressed out to look.

From Literature

In the middle of it all, songwriter Diane Warren paused to take a selfie, still evidently enjoying the giddy thrill of being in a room full of fellow hopefuls even after 17 times.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the basic difficulties of politics is the fact that, while government is evidently necessary, people do not like be ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal

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