What does apparently mean?
Apparently means (rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently..
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/əˈpæɹəntli/ · adverb
(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently..
If he should scorn me so apparently.
One, my lord, that doth so palpably, so apparently make her adulteries a trophy, whiles the poting-stick to her unsatiate goatish abomination jeers at, and flouts your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security.
A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
The r-stems had apparently been reduced to the five nuclear kinship terms that still survive in Modern English.
Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
"[…] Apparently they are going to contact the adoption agency and see if they can locate that child. […]"
Similarly, the new move to apparently involve the National Guard in ICE operations could rub people the wrong way.
Peridot: I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?! Peridot: Apparently more than you, you clod!
Use apparently when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apparently means (rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently..
Common synonyms include obviously, plainly, clearly, evidently.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If he should scorn me so apparently.
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