seemingly
adverb /ˈsiː.mɪŋ.li/Definition
C1 appearing to be something, especially when this is not true: He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.Seeming and purporting to beFaking and pretending › according to the facts that you know: The factory closure is seemingly inevitable. Seemingly, she's gone off to live with another man.Seeming and purporting to beFaking and pretending
(Definition of seemingly adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apparent adjective
- appear verb (SEEM)
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come across phrasal verb (BEHAVE)
- come over phrasal verb (SEEM)
- formal adjective (OFFICIAL)
- on the face of it idiom
- ostensible adjective
- outward adjective (ON OUTSIDE)
- persona noun
- prima facie adjective
- seeming adjective
- semblance noun
- so-called adjective
- superficial adjective (FALSE APPEARANCE)
- supposed adjective (OTHERS' OPINION)
- supposedly adverb
- surface adjective (APPEARANCE)
- surface noun (APPEARANCE)
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Seeming and purporting to be
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