all appearances
Synonyms
doubtlessly
prima facie
expediently
presumptively
at first sight
officially
purportedly
in all likelihood
speciously
semblant
Examples
These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.
It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it.
The first effect of fire is to dissolve all appearances of order.