Collocations for "seemingly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "seemingly" in context.
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seemingly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- (it) is seemingly [easy, tough, difficult, simple, straightforward, impossible] (to)
- is seemingly [tough], but actually [easy]
- a seemingly [easy] [task, test, exam]
- a seemingly obvious [choice, answer, inclusion, decision]
- is seemingly [at odds, struggling] with (the exam)
- is seemingly [unaffected, untouched, unscathed, unfazed]
- were seemingly unaware of the [presence, danger, threat, time]
- is seemingly devoid of [life, expression, hope]
- a seemingly remote [chance, possibility, outcome]
- is seemingly [competent, confident, capable]
- [appears, feels, looks] seemingly endless
- [as, that, it] was seemingly the case
- a seemingly endless [day, meeting, lecture]
- a seemingly endless [expanse, horizon, ocean]
- (no,) seemingly not
'seemingly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
implement
- angry
- content
- healthy
- random
- allocation
- mundane
- abandoned
- harmless
- impossible