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
• ostensibly
• ostensively
• presumably
• putatively
• seemingly
• supposedly

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

And though the number has grown from 10% in 2014, this rise was largely sparked by the global need for reliable information during challenging times, and levels have been evidently settling since. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 May 2025

Yet the war seems to be a marginal concern for the President, who is evidently more interested in making lucrative deals. —Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025

Ratcliffe was granted control over footballing operations, and his remit has evidently widened beyond that. —Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Conditions evidently worsened as the quarter progressed, and the retailer turned to steep discounts to move inventory. —Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 13 May 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