Vocabulary
Apparently
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
as far as one knows or can see.
Urdu meaning
بظاہر، ظاہری طور پر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
- I WENT looking for the comment that got the American late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel suspended a fortnight ago, apparently for inappropriate comments made following conservative activist Charlie Kirk`s death.
- Apparently, the bank is trying to strike a balance by prioritising a liquid currency market for exchange rate stability after mopping up nearly $8bn last year.
- Apparently, the strongly worded statement by the Kabul regime was too much for Trump`s ego.
- Apparently, the US administration is not just against Hamas, it is actually against Palestine and its people.
- In fact, it followed Israel`s missile attack on Qatari soil, apparently targeting the Hamas negotiating team said to be discussing a US proposal for hostage release and ceasefire in Gaza.
Synonyms
seemingly, evidently, it seems (that), it would seem (that), it appears (that),
Antonyms
implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incredibly
Curator example
“the child nodded, apparently content with the promise”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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