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to all appearances

to all appearances prepositional phrase: so far as anyone can tell by observation; apparently.

Prepositional phrase

  1. So far as anyone can tell by observation; apparently.

Synonyms of to all appearances

Forms of to all appearances

alternative formto all appearance
alternative formby all appearances
alternative formfrom all appearances

Questions about to all appearances

What does to all appearances mean?
To all appearances means so far as anyone can tell by observation; apparently.
What part of speech is to all appearances?
To all appearances is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to all appearances in the dictionary

  1. to a tee
  2. to a tick
  3. to a tittle
  4. to a turn
  5. to all appearance
  6. to all appearances
  7. to all intents and purposes
  8. to an extent
  9. to and again
  10. to and fro
  11. to and froed

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