visibly

adverb

Definition of visiblynext
as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
  1. outwardly
  2. apparently
  3. seemingly
  4. evidently
  5. supposedly
  6. ostensibly
  7. probably
  8. likely
Adverb
  • Jenny lives on a corner lot in Port Hope, in a modest white cottage with Victorian trim which outwardly resembles her mother’s house in Clinton.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to sweet, weak Don, there’s Suzanne (Jessica Hecht, like Irwin, an actor who’s perfected idiosyncrasy as performance style), a middle-age longtime Berkeley resident, most likely rich but outwardly maintaining the vaguely hippiesh appearance and demeanor of her younger self.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • Biden apparently mixed her up with Spears, who was making headlines thanks to a new memoir but was not touring.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This, the researchers were quick to point out, was not apparently down to law enforcement takedown action as is often the case.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • The days of Beckham Jr. at the center of the NFL limelight are seemingly behind him as the once superstar receiver has experienced issues with producing consistent numbers while staying on the field since leaving the New York Giants after the 2018 season.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
    Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • The next year, fish samplers netted the endangered Gila topminnow in the river, which had evidently washed downstream from refugia in Mexico or in Sonoita Creek.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But the retailer evidently didn't emerge on solid enough financial footing.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • Production will supposedly take place in the first half of 2025.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This myth takes two forms—in cities, landlords are supposedly keeping housing off the market, driving up prices.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • Scarlet and Violet are, ostensibly, the first open-world Pokémon games.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Samuel shows up at her home, ostensibly for some sort of IT security fix for her laptop or something, charms her husband and daughters — and horrifies Romy.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • It's expected to be finalized in October. ELECTIONS 2024 The three lieutenant governor candidates had their first and probably only debate on Tuesday at the state fair ― a mostly placid affair with room for only a few polite political jabs.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Beside the sizzling burger, a little foil packet of sliced onions bided its time, getting a squirt or two of probably Worcestershire.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Had ranked choice voting been in place in those three states, Troiano and Buck argue voters who selected the conservative third party candidate as their first choice would likely have picked the Republican candidate — and therefore beat Baldwin, Rosen, or Slotkin.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This show was likely inspired by his 1961 performance at the fabled Gerde’s Folk City, famously reviewed by Robert Shelton in the New York Times.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of likely
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