to all appearances

English

Alternative forms

• to all appearance
• by all appearances
• from all appearances

Prepositional phrase

to all appearances

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

Synonyms

• at first glance, at first sight, on the face of it; see also Thesaurus:ostensibly

Further reading

• “to all appearances”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “to all appearances”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.