scheinbar
apparent, seeming
English translations
- 01
apparently
- 02
seemingly
- 03
apparent
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das dem Anschein nach so ist, aber nicht unbedingt der Realität entspricht.
- English meaning
- apparently
- Synonym
- offenbar, anscheinend
- German example
- Scheinbar hat er die Prüfung bestanden, aber ich bin mir nicht sicher.
- English example
- Apparently, he passed the exam, but I'm not sure.
Related words
- unscheinbar
Inconspicuous
- ekliptisch
ecliptic
- ostensibel
ostensible
- pseudowissenschaftlich
Pseudoscientific
- Horizont
The horizon is the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
- Kamelhalsfliege
snakefly
- Tüpfelwollrücken
Small dotted moth
- Materialisation
materialization
- Nebenblatt
stipule
- Okkasionalismus
Occasionalism
- Müllerchen
Wren
- Wiesenblümchen
Daisy
- Danaergeschenk
A Pyrrhic gift is a gift that appears harmless or valuable but actually causes harm to the recipient.
- illusionär
Illusionary means based on an illusion or misleading.
- Dianafisch
Diana's eelpout (Diana Millesi)
- offenbar
obvious, apparent
- merkmallos
Unremarkable
- Paradox
paradox
- Paradoxon
A paradox is a statement that appears self-contradictory but contains a deeper truth upon closer examination.
- Perigäum
Perigee
- Gesichtskreis
Horizon
- Meereshorizont
Sea horizon
- Zungenblüte
A ray floret is a small, inconspicuous flower, often found in flower heads like those of daisies.
- augenscheinlich
Apparent
- vorgeblich
Purported means seemingly, allegedly, or only for show.
- vordergründig
Superficial
- Haubennetzspinne
Hackledmesh weaver
- Ekliptik
Ecliptic
- Paradoxie
Paradox
- Upcycler
Upcycler
- zaubern
To conjure
- Upcyclerin
Upcycler (female)
Example sentences with “scheinbar”
Das ist nur ein scheinbarer Erfolg. (That is only an apparent success.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'scheinbar' and 'anscheinend'?
'Scheinbar' means it seems so but is actually false. 'Anscheinend' means it seems so and is likely true.