seemingly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːmɪŋli/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsimɪŋli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
seem•ing•ly /ˈsimɪŋli/USA pronunciation  adv. 
    1. apparently;
      evidently:a seemingly endless supply of soldiers.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seemingly / ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ/
  1. in appearance but not necessarily in actuality: with seemingly effortless ease
  2. (sentence modifier) apparently; as far as one knows: seemingly, he had few friends left
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
seem•ing /ˈsimɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. [usually: before a noun]
  1. apparent;
    appearing so;
    ostensible:Their team had a seeming advantage in that they were confident.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
seem•ing  (sēming),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. apparent;
    appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified:a seeming advantage.

n. 
  1. appearance, esp. outward or deceptive appearance.
  • 1300–50; Middle English semynge; see seem, -ing2, -ing1
seeming•ly, adv. 
seeming•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ostensible, external, superficial.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged semblance, face, pretense.

'seemingly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: (it) is seemingly [easy, tough, difficult, simple, straightforward, impossible] (to), is seemingly [tough], but actually [easy], a seemingly [easy] [task, test, exam], more...

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