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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Despite his insistence on stability, Towriss evidently disagreed. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 But Fox evidently doesn’t think his speeches are worth showing in full right now, which speaks volumes about this political moment. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 He was called up by Zidane to this squad but remains uncapped at senior level and is evidently behind Jacquet in the coach’s thoughts, having been regarded as the outstanding young defender on the market two years ago. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 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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