at first sight

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apparently adv.
ostensively adv.
prima facie adv.

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at a glance in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it outwardly plausibly professedly reasonably reputably speciously superficially tangibly to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably unlikely

WEAK

dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain

ADVERB

ostensively

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at a glance evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

ADVERB

prima facie

Synonyms

WEAK

appearing at the first blush evidential

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at first sight

Her journey to becoming a nurse began in 2003 when she met Eric in a "love at first sight moment" in a bar.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

He fell in love at first sight with an attorney named Clare, with whom he had a long and happy marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It was love at first sight, an experience the now-63-year-old says he hadn’t had before—and hasn’t since.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Our favorite songbird, Selena, was singing happily about something fun and exciting, a song about love at first sight.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

at first sight

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