seeminglyseem‧ing‧ly /ˈsiːmɪŋli/ ●○○ adverb 
seemingly unrelated bits of informationseemingly endless/impossible etc The new minister was faced with a seemingly impossible task.seemingly unaware/oblivious Alice was standing in the street, seemingly oblivious to the rain.2[sentence adverb] formal according to the facts as you know them SYN apparently: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plans going ahead.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesseemingly endless/limitless (=seeming to have no end or limit)· We motored south through Finland's seemingly endless pine forests.seemingly impossible· We are attempting to do something that is seemingly impossible.seemingly intractable (=seeming to be impossible deal with)· Unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.seemingly unaware/oblivious (=seeming not to notice something)· She was seemingly unaware of all the activity around her.seemingly unrelated (=not seeming to be connected or related at all)· The police were investigating three seemingly unrelated murders.seemingly innocuous/innocent (=seeming unlikely to cause any problems)· Even seemingly innocuous questions can get an employer into trouble.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I looked down at the seemingly endless expanse of green of the Serengeti Plain.
- Running a mile in under 4 minutes was a seemingly impossible task.
- The music was strange, seemingly without a melody.
- There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plans from going ahead.
- We now have a seemingly endless choice of TV channels.
- Charles Nagy was the opposite, seemingly ready to be assisted out of Camden Yards a half-dozen times.
- Every year, in fact, seemingly more celebrations, demonstrations and displays mark its passing.
- For several seemingly interminable seconds no one moved as the coolly brooding glance subjected her to a flagrantly masculine appraisal.
- I could see my hand, lying palm upwards and seemingly a great distance from me.
- It is a long and seemingly insurmountable list of challenges to the health and survival of the reef.
- It was pretty carefully set up: First, a report of a seemingly scientific study.
- One by one, the aged tottered in, each one seemingly more decrepit than the one before.
- She talked about the language for some time, seemingly against her better judgment, drawn by his earnest desire to learn.
Longman Language Activatorways of saying what seems to be happening,
if a person, place, or situation is pleasant, normal, calm etc on the surface , they seem that way until you know them better: · On the surface, life seemed normal in Beirut at that time.· Mike was very pleasant on the surface, but he had a nasty temper.
if someone is outwardly calm, happy etc, that is how they seem to be, but in fact they are probably nervous, unhappy etc: · Outwardly she seemed contented and happy with life.outwardly calm/unconcerned etc: · Henry remained calm and outwardly unaffected by the terrible events of the previous day.
use this when something seems to be true about someone or something especially when it is not true: · To all appearances, they were a happily married couple.
use this to say that something seems true, you mean that it seems true, but you are not at all certain that it actually is, because you do not know all the facts: · On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea -- we must wait and see if it turns out well.· On the face of it, he appeared to be an ideal candidate for the position.
: seemingly impossible/endless/unimportant etc seeming to be impossible, endless, unimportant etc, especially when this is not actually true: · Running a mile in under 4 minutes was a seemingly impossible task.· I looked down at the seemingly endless expanse of green of the Serengeti Plain.· The music was strange, seemingly without a melody.
apparent abilities, feelings, or attitudes seem to be real, but you cannot be sure if they are: · She was upset by her father-in-law's apparent dislike of her.· What shocked me was the parents' apparent lack of interest in their child.
formal seeming to be true about someone's feelings, attitudes, or abilities: · I wondered about Richard's seeming reluctance to talk about his family.· The professor became frustrated by his students' seeming inability to understand simple questions.
feelings, attitudes, or qualities that are superficial are not real or true, even though someone or something seems to have them: · The people are friendly, but only in a superficial way.· The landscape bore a superficial resemblance to England's green and pleasant land, and each house had a small suburban garden.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives Congress was seemingly oblivious to these events.
1appearing to have a particular quality, when this may or may not be true SYN apparently: (=seeming to have no end or limit)· We motored south through Finland's seemingly endless pine forests.
· We are attempting to do something that is seemingly impossible.
(=seeming to be impossible deal with)· Unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.
(=seeming not to notice something)· She was seemingly unaware of all the activity around her.
(=not seeming to be connected or related at all)· The police were investigating three seemingly unrelated murders.
(=seeming unlikely to cause any problems)· Even seemingly innocuous questions can get an employer into trouble.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=seeming to be impossible)· He managed to win the chess game from a seemingly impossible position.
Congress was seemingly oblivious to these events.· a wave of apparently random attacks
· The man, apparently unaware that he was being filmed, tried to break into the house.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Many of these seemingly contradictory properties of the agents are related to dose.· The editors of Consumer Reports Travel Letter thus were struck by the seemingly contradictory results of three recent airline quality reports.· With these two seemingly contradictory attitudes in mind, underline all the adjectives you've used.· The new account of his life shows a complex and at times seemingly contradictory person.· Case said these seemingly contradictory deals were simple exercises in economic balance of power.
· His words came out in a seemingly endless flow of support and approbation.· From more than a mile away, the figures are swallowed by the seemingly endless Everglades.· Everywhere we looked, around every corner, over every rise, a seemingly endless array of lochs and lochans beckoned.· To some critics, this seemingly endless procession of school fund-raisers has a serious drawback.· The range of environmental services on offer is seemingly endless - from environmental auditing to public relations.· There are few hills to break the seemingly endless vista of lakes and forests.· The past year has charted a rocky course for the Rialto and its advocates, with seemingly endless trials and tribulations.
· However, the new minister on arrival soon found that he was faced with a seemingly impossible task.· Thick white branches arch as far out as the tree is tall, sometimes at seemingly impossible angles.· As far as motion video, in particular, is concerned, the constraints of available technology force multimedia into a seemingly impossible situation.· Sexually menacing and effeminately feral, he prowled cat-like across the stage, perching on amps and lights in seemingly impossible positions.· The measure of his heart is how he deals with adversity and the way he overcomes a seemingly impossible situation.· Not only a master, but a natural comedian, because he found humour in seemingly impossible situations.· The men can freelance, depend on their height to make seemingly impossible moves.
· This caution obviously arises from the need to minimize the risk of long-term side-effects caused by seemingly innocent new substances.· One turned up with the same tiny, seemingly innocent substitution.· Each team was well aware of the danger that lurked on the seemingly innocent roads.· Her fantasies, though seemingly innocent, have some genetic connection to his psychopathic deceits.
· Whatever censorship takes place in libraries, even of seemingly innocuous indecent material, can reverberate elsewhere.· Even seemingly innocuous turnstile-exits with interlocking horizontal bars give my sister pause, however.· Some were communiqu s from extremist groups overseas; others were seemingly innocuous.· It behooves companies to tread carefully in this area because even seemingly innocuous questions can get them into trouble.
· For several seemingly interminable seconds no one moved as the coolly brooding glance subjected her to a flagrantly masculine appraisal.· The seemingly interminable day was finally reaching its dark conclusion.· Her labour was, like her pregnancy, seemingly interminable and difficult.· The system thus avoids the seemingly interminable delays that bedevil on-line services when they are used to transmit graphics.· And there was all that seemingly interminable, lonely hanging around.· As of Saturday, both of those seemingly interminable droughts had ended, meaning that only the wait for Magic Johnson remains.· As of Saturday, both seemingly interminable droughts were over, sending historians in the organization scurrying for the record book.
· Even more seemingly intractable problems will be posed by attempts to store virtual reality.· Although here, too, Chicago had fared better than many older cities, unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.· It provided simple answers to seemingly intractable questions.· Do not concern yourself with this seemingly intractable problem.· It should be one which presents a seemingly intractable problem.· What he was really saying, though, is that we face seemingly intractable problems and that the solutions will be difficult.· But remember: you have to believe that the seemingly intractable problem can be cracked.
· A seemingly simple recipe for a secure investment has, however, developed complications worthy of a 007 plot.· The seemingly simple act of snap, hold and kick turned into fodder for blooper highlights.· They may be as seemingly simple, even cornball, as Walt Disney.
· Nowadays he is a sanctimonious old man seemingly unaware of his own involvement in the problems of his family.· The casual lawyer is telling his story somberly seemingly unaware of any of the hubbub around us.· She turned the page with elegant fingers, seemingly unaware that Frankie had entered the room.· He has grown reclusive in recent years, seemingly unaware that he is no longer under house arrest.
· Changes to any part of the system may make it necessary to change other seemingly unrelated components.· Three seemingly unrelated items came together in a way...
seemingly unrelated bits of informationseemingly endless/impossible etc The new minister was faced with a seemingly impossible task.seemingly unaware/oblivious Alice was standing in the street, seemingly oblivious to the rain.2[sentence adverb] formal according to the facts as you know them SYN apparently: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plans going ahead.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesseemingly endless/limitless (=seeming to have no end or limit)· We motored south through Finland's seemingly endless pine forests.seemingly impossible· We are attempting to do something that is seemingly impossible.seemingly intractable (=seeming to be impossible deal with)· Unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.seemingly unaware/oblivious (=seeming not to notice something)· She was seemingly unaware of all the activity around her.seemingly unrelated (=not seeming to be connected or related at all)· The police were investigating three seemingly unrelated murders.seemingly innocuous/innocent (=seeming unlikely to cause any problems)· Even seemingly innocuous questions can get an employer into trouble.