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Synonyms for ostensibly in English

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ostensibly:
- apparently; seemingly; on the face of it; ostensibly

English

Detailed Synonyms for ostensibly in English

ostensibly:

ostensibly adv

ostensibly

– from appearances alone ¹
apparently; seemingly; on the face of it; ostensibly
– from appearances alone ¹
- apparently adv
  - irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land¹
- seemingly adv
  - the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned¹
- on the face of it adv
  - on the face of it the problem seems minor¹
- ostensibly adv
  - had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it¹

Alternate Synonyms for "ostensibly":

apparently; seemingly; on the face of it

Related Definitions for "ostensibly":

from appearances alone¹
- had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University