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on the face of it
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apparently
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | seemingly |
| Synonyms: | allegedly, as if, as though, at a glance, at first sight, 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, speciously, superficially, supposedly, tangibly, to all appearances |
| Antonyms: | dubiously, equivocally, improbably, questionably, uncertain, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | presumably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | likely, reasonably |
| Synonyms: | apparently, assumably, credible, doubtless, doubtlessly, hypothetically, in all likelihood, in all probability, indubitably, it would seem, most likely, on the face of it, presumptively, probably, seemingly, supposedly, surely, theoretically, unquestionably |
| Antonyms: | doubtfully, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | externally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | outwardly |
| Synonyms: | apparently, clearly, evidently, on the face of it, ostensibly, seemingly, superficially, visibly |
| Main Entry: | ostensively |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apparently |
| Synonyms: | allegedly, as if, as though, at a glance, at first sight, 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 |
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