evidently

adverb

ev·i·dent·ly ˈe-və-dənt-lē

-ə-ˌdent-

especially for sense 2 often

ˌev-ə-ˈdent-

Synonyms of evidently

: in an evident manner : clearly, obviously

… any style … so evidently bad or second-rate …—T. S. Eliot

: on the basis of available evidence

He was born … evidently in Texas …—Robert Coughlan

Examples of evidently in a Sentence

Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue. “We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”

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Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 But the bigger consequence of the US withdrawal from the Paris process — which will continue with COP31 in Türkiye in a few weeks — is that its leadership was evidently important in maintaining a strong centralized platform for collective action. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 This collection, which evidently can keep you warm without a top on, if that's in fact what the message is behind the second picture in the carousel, is about vibes. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Still, the organization evidently viewed those sequences as re-creations of Michael Jackson’s performances rather than as integral storytelling devices. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evidently

Word History

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of evidently was in 1532

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evidently

adverb

ev·i·dent·ly ˈev-əd-ənt-lē -ə-ˌdent-

ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē

: in an evident manner : obviously

a document evidently forged

evidently

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