Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Ostensibly and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Absolutely and ostensibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and absolutely
- precisely and ostensibly
- positively and absolutely
- positively and ostensibly
- definitely and absolutely
- definitely and ostensibly
- plainly and absolutely
- plainly and ostensibly
- of course and absolutely
- of course and ostensibly
- easily and absolutely
- easily and ostensibly
- clearly and absolutely
- clearly and ostensibly
Both words in one sentence
- Critics absolutely hated Punky Brewster, which ostensibly was created for kids.
- Throughout Arrow, Amanda Waller gets away with some pretty dubious things as the head of A.R.G.U.S, despite being The Sociopath, prone to Stupid Evil behavior and being an In-Universe Hate Sink absolutely nobody likes, even those ostensibly under her command.
Source: Karma Houdini Warranty - Woody Allen's film Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex ... But Were Afraid To Ask has absolutely nothing to do with the (ostensibly nonfiction) book of the same name.note This is probably just as well.
Source: In Name Only / Live-Action Films
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