EXTERNALLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

externally

adverb

Definition of externally

as in outwardly

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Recent Examples of externally But an unmanaged agent can go fully rogue—interpret context, choose a tool, kick off a transaction, alter a record or fire off an email externally. — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The combined company will have an independent trustee, who reviews records and operations externally before reporting back to the states attorney general. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 When men receive testosterone externally, the body typically reduces — or even stops — its natural sperm production. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Survey insights can also help organizations shape their employer brand and tell more authentic stories externally. — Abigail Moncoeur, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 Beyond what can be seen externally, which was intentionally kept to a minimum, the piece extends underneath the laces to enable greater lockdown. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Yet the demands of being F1’s most famous and successful team mean expectations, both internally and externally, will only be satisfied when the championship drought, dating back to 2008, finally ends. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 North Korea has previously described the 600 mm system, known externally as the KN-25, as being able to deliver tactical nuclear warheads. — Joyce Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally

Adverb

Scientists have found that a distant world has a real rebellious streak, outwardly defying its red dwarf host star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of outwardly

Adverb

When Detroit Tigers star Justin Verlander's daughter Genevieve surprised him on the field of his last professional baseball game over the weekend, Verlander was visibly emotional in a moment that quickly went viral.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
According to Benjamin’s arrest report, the dog’s ribs and spine were visibly prominent through its skin, which appeared loose.

— Anna McAllister, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of visibly

Adverb

There wasn’t a penalty on the play, but the NFL apparently saw something amiss.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Commissioner Josh Davidson countered that Pourharton’s figures apparently didn’t include income from his commission on Valero gas sales or on lottery tickets.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparently

Adverb

Even a pair of loofahs, presumably used, were supposedly left hanging in the bathroom.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Because the movie shies away from condemnation, it has been labeled by some as a MAGA film for supposedly demonizing progressive Norway and making the conservative Gheorghius the victims.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of supposedly

Adverb

The on-board algorithms that decide how and when to deploy the car's electrical hybrid power were seemingly thwarted by the drivers using less acceleration than usual to deal with the slippery conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
In Massachusetts and Maine, that approval is also contingent on the federal government finding a long-term solution to the seemingly intractable problem of storing radioactive nuclear waste.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemingly

Adverb

Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
He was called up by Zidane to this squad but remains uncapped at senior level and is evidently behind Jacquet in the coach’s thoughts, having been regarded as the outstanding young defender on the market two years ago.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

Pike is in critical condition and receiving life-saving medical care after being injected with two ostensibly fatal doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys said Thursday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The kettle ostensibly includes a spout through which people are released as molecules are split from their collective bonds.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

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