10
ostensibly(adverb, apparently, probably, possibly, seemingly)
7
supposedly(adverb, allegedly)
5
apparently(adverb, clearly, plainly, evidently, actually)
5
outwardly(adverb, clearly, apparently, evidently, probably)
5
seemingly(adverb, clearly, apparently, evidently, probably)
4
avowedly
4
falsely(adverb, allegedly)
3
admittedly
3
confessedly
3
evidently
2
allegedly
2
declaredly
2
purportedly
1
acknowledgedly
1
at first sight
1
avowingly
1
concededly
1
confessingly
1
externally
1
feignedly
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