apparently

Adverb

• from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
  • "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"
• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  • "she has apparently been living here for some time"
  • "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"

Adv

• Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
• Seemingly; in appearance.
• According to what the speaker has read or heard.
• According to what one can deduce.

Examples

• A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
• Apparently you are quite a good dancer.

Synonyms

evidently, manifestly, obviously, on the face of it, ostensibly, patently, plain, plainly, seemingly, allegedly, apparently, at first blush, at first glance, at first sight, blatantly, clearly, eyely, glaringly, noticeably, observably, obvi, on the surface, openly, outwardly, overtly, prima facie, reportedly, superficially, surfacely, to all appearances, visibly