Apparently
Apparently adverb - To all outward appearances.
By definition and apparently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "By definition" instead an adverb "Apparently".
Nearby Word: apparent
By definition
Apparently and by definition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apparently" instead an adverb phrase "By definition".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- positively and apparently
- positively and by definition
- definitely and apparently
- definitely and by definition
- officially and apparently
- officially and by definition
- plainly and apparently
- plainly and by definition
- certainly and apparently
- certainly and by definition
- clearly and apparently
- clearly and by definition
- doubtless and apparently
- doubtless and by definition
Both terms in one sentence
- He didn't seem to fully grasp that if he was just as smart as Dumbledore, the reverse by definition was also true, or that Dumbledore's apparently reactionary policy might be masking a plan longer than Riddle's year-by-year plots.
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By definition and Apparently. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apparently/by_definition
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