seemingly

adverb

seem·ing·ly ˈsē-miŋ-lē

Synonyms of seemingly next

: outwardly or apparently

—used to indicate how something appears or seems

a seemingly simple problem [=a problem that seems simple]

a seemingly endless project [=a project that seems to have no end]

The balance of nature—an ideal state in which every species is in its right place—is seemingly being upended.—

Bryan Walsh

These were years in which seemingly every city authority from Adelaide to Oslo had set its heart on the construction of an unsurpassably iconic building …—

Ellis Woodman

Then, in 1929, taste arbiter Emily Post sanctioned a seemingly irreversible shift in manners: "No rule of etiquette is of less importance than which fork we use."—

Douglas Brenner

Dumbledore had most of the remaining Death Eaters grouped in the middle of the room, seemingly immobilized by invisible ropes.—

J. K. Rowling

Examples of seemingly in a Sentence

a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib

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Anderson was killed in a seemingly unrelated shooting in 1998. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 Witnesses reported seeing the fire start under an Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon; video and photos also show the conflagration’s early moments seemingly under the electrical tower. —

Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 But by this point, the wreck had seemingly been buried entirely under sand, and the search was unsuccessful. —

Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 Lil’ Kim’s prayers for Los Angeles rain have seemingly been answered, and fans are showing their gratitude. —

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