# patently

**Pronunciation:** /ˈpeɪtəntli/ · PAY-tuhnt-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is clear and obvious to anyone, without the need for explanation or proof.

## Examples

- Her guilt was patently clear from her nervous behavior.
- The company's strategy was patently designed to mislead investors.
- He was patently unaware of the danger he was in.

## Synonyms

- clearly — General term for something easy to see or understand.
- obviously — Implies something is evident and requires no proof.
- evidently — Suggests something is clear from available evidence.
- manifestly — Very clearly and obviously, often in a way that cannot be denied.

## Antonyms

- unclearly — In a way that is not easy to see, understand, or hear.
- obscurely — In a way that is not easily understood or noticed.

## Collocations

- patently obvious — It was patently obvious that he had forgotten the appointment.
- patently false — The claim that the earth is flat is patently false.
- patently absurd — His excuse for being late was patently absurd.

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