SEEMINGLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

seemingly

adverb

ˈsē-miŋ-lē

Definition of seemingly

as in apparently

to all outward appearances a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib

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Recent Examples of seemingly Sheeran, for his part, kept right on working his pedals, seemingly unbothered, and the feed returned to normal after about a minute. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Trump added a new, seemingly conditional promise for Kentucky. — Michelle S. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The more access Holmes allows, the less Fielder is, seemingly, able to know her. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026 Fans were upset by the seemingly violent threat Chmerkovskiy made to Inaba, even if it was intended as a joke. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seemingly

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But the market for all things Holmes apparently still hasn’t been saturated.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
It is apparently filled with hateful thoughts toward non-white people, especially those who are Indian.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparently

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The district judge confined Biddy and most of the Black children in the county jail, ostensibly for their own protection from their unscrupulous enslaver.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The demonstrators are demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner and questioning the credibility of India’s ostensibly independent institutions.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

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After all, Jonathan, who was probably alive for President Andrew Jackson's second inauguration in 1833, is still thriving.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
But being an editor probably makes writing first drafts harder, or at least slower.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

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As of now, Game 6 would (presumably) take place at the much smaller Gateway Center Arena.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
According to Vogue, on display in the sunroom (presumably where Dietrich is pictured here) was a piece called Zebra and Black Panther With Cacti, signed by the artist Charles Baskerville.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

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