seemingly

[US]/ˈsiːmɪŋli/
[UK]/ˈsiːmɪŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. apparently, on the surface

Example Sentences

a seemingly impossible task.

a seemingly insolvable problem.

a seemingly irreconcilable conflict

seemingly inconsumable natural resources.

a seemingly valid but indemonstrable hypothesis.

a seemingly unbridgeable cultural abyss.

the vista spread seemingly to infinity.

the seemingly inexorable march of new technology.

the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start.

triumph against seemingly insuperable odds

For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.

a formalism seemingly made to order for the problem at hand.

a seemingly competent and well-organized person.

it's touch and go, seemingly, and she's asking for you.

spotless behaviour is seemingly the norm in his organization.

a separation seemingly ordained by fate;

Seemingly, we can do nothing to prevent this from happening.

a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed.

I could almost see that our posterity are menially stuggling for RMB in a seemingly prosperous China.

Real-world Examples

We must all do the seemingly impossible.

Source: United Nations Youth Speech

It's a vicious cycle, with seemingly no reprieve.

Source: Newsweek

All virtual facing a seemingly never-ending contagion.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Seemingly, all supervision had been jettisoned.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

A number of factors converge to create the lake's seemingly everlasting storms.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Carlos decided to attempt the seemingly impossible.

Source: TED-Ed (audio version)

They hung there, seemingly self-sustained, as though watching.

Source: Brave New World

This sprawling metropolis offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment culture and dining.

Source: Travel around the world

This explains some of their seemingly strange behaviors.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Even seemingly small gestures have made a big difference.

Source: VOA Daily Standard June 2020 Collection

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