VISIBLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

visibly

adverb

Definition of visibly

as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of visibly That may make the situation moot, as construction of the ballroom, replacing the East Wing of the White House, is well underway, with the framing of the structure visibly rising on the White House grounds. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Such visibly striking launches are far from guaranteed; Vandenberg and its scenic surroundings are often blanketed by fog, making rocket watching in the area a dicey proposition. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In the season opener, a visibly rusty Mahomes gave way to spotlight Walker, who set a career-high with 173 rushing yards, including a 60-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Writing to James Kent, New York City’s chief municipal legal officer, two days before the hanging, Jay stressed that the authority of law should prevail visibly. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The Hill’s Julia Manchester reports that critics quickly noted Zacharia appeared visibly nervous during her briefing. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 The 22-year-old was visibly frustrated and began to yell at his teammates. — Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Still, Acer's fresh midrange Intel chip visibly lagged the higher-end Googlebook models using Snapdragon X Elite chips, despite these being year-old processors. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 What Could Be Next The noise-color conversation is likely to move from TikTok curiosity to clinical tool over the next year or two, unevenly but visibly. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Late last month, Mitsotakis outwardly rejected the British Museum’s comparison between the British seizure of the Parthenon Marbles and the Bayeux Tapestry loan between England and France.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Scientists have found that a distant world has a real rebellious streak, outwardly defying its red dwarf host star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of outwardly

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Especially when your polling is no doubt telling you that progressives and anti-capitalists will struggle to trust any billionaire, however seemingly benign.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
For some, the seemingly lax federal regulation and pending litigation around prediction markets raised alarm bells.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemingly

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Lender Problems Robust bookkeeping can be useful internally, but larger issues and discrepancies may be revealed when financial data is shared externally, such as with the government for taxes, lenders for loans or potential buyers.

— Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Trust matters – internally and externally – and it is built through listening, through communication and through action.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of externally

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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

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