evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈe-və-dənt-lē 

-ə-ˌdent-,

especially for sense 2 often

ˌev-ə-ˈdent- 

1

: in an evident manner : clearly, obviously

any style … so evidently bad or second-rate

—T. S. Eliot

2

: on the basis of available evidence

he was born … evidently in Texas

—Robert Coughlan

Synonyms

• apparently
• seemingly
• supposedly
• ostensibly
• probably
• presumably

Examples of evidently in a Sentence

Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.

“We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”

Recent Examples on the Web

Those watching on social media evidently agreed, with the clip earning over 120,000 views. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art. —Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025

The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025

As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success. —Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈev-əd-ənt-lē  -ə-ˌdent- 

ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē

: in an evident manner : obviously

a document evidently forged