Apparently
Apparently adverb - To all outward appearances.
Usage example: apparently, her husband didn't know the cake was for the raffle, since he helped himself to a piece
Possibly and apparently are semantically related in likely topic. In some cases you can use "Possibly" instead an adverb "Apparently", when it comes to topics like seemingly.
Nearby Word: apparent
Possibly
Possibly adverb - It is possible.
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Synonyms for Possibly
Apparently and possibly are semantically related in likely topic. Sometimes you can use "Apparently" instead an adverb "Possibly".
Nearby Words: possible, possibility
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- likely and apparently
- likely and possibly
- supposedly and apparently
- supposedly and possibly
- plainly and apparently
- plainly and possibly
- clearly and apparently
- clearly and possibly
- presumably and apparently
- presumably and possibly
- probably and apparently
- probably and possibly
- doubtless and apparently
- doubtless and possibly
Both words in one sentence
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And while he does indeed do so, the bullet is apparently off the mark by just enough to leave him "possibly brain-damaged" instead of actually dead.
Source: Not Quite Dead - The apparently functional Voodoo prescience and a Dragon who actually comes back from the dead like the deity he's named for/impersonating/possibly is.
Source: How Unscientific! -
The possibly worst example comes when Xander sells Giles some, apparently, really disgusting power bars.
Source: Get Out
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Possibly and Apparently. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apparently/possibly
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