apparently

adverb ap·par·ent·ly \-lē\

—used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known

Full Definition of APPARENTLY

: it seems apparent <the window had apparently been forced open> <apparently, we're supposed to wait here>

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Synonyms: evidently, ostensibly, ostensively, presumably, putatively, seemingly, supposedly, on the surface

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