Apparently
Apparently adverb - To all outward appearances.
For certain and apparently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "For certain" instead an adverb "Apparently".
Nearby Word: apparent
For certain
For certain adverb - Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').
Apparently and for certain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apparently" instead an adverb phrase "For certain".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- plain and apparently
- plain and for certain
- apparent and apparently
- apparent and for certain
- positively and apparently
- positively and for certain
- definitely and apparently
- definitely and for certain
- plainly and apparently
- plainly and for certain
- certainly and apparently
- certainly and for certain
- clearly and apparently
- clearly and for certain
Both terms in one sentence
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It is apparently more efficient to use cheap, easily replaced slaves for certain forms of hard labor than to use expensive and hard-to-maintain robots.
- This was apparently an actual practice for certain schools.
Source: Sabotutor - For a more serious example, there's Razor's mysterious past — all we know for certain is that the Brain apparently experimented on her, and that the Martian Manhunter's attempts to help her is somehow connected to her lack of sentience.
Source: Fan Fic / Jewel Of Darkness
Cite this Source
For certain and Apparently. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apparently/for_certain
Apparently & For certain. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apparently/for_certain>.
For certain or Apparently. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apparently/for_certain.
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