Artificial
Artificial adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Ostensible and artificial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Artificial".
Nearby Words: artifice, artificially
Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Artificial and ostensible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artificial" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and artificial
- sham and ostensible
- affected and artificial
- affected and ostensible
- formal and artificial
- formal and ostensible
- synthetic and artificial
- synthetic and ostensible
- fake and artificial
- fake and ostensible
- counterfeit and artificial
- counterfeit and ostensible
- superficial and artificial
- superficial and ostensible
Both words in one sentence
- In Exo Squad the title crew is captured by the Neosapiens (rebellious artificial super-humans) after an ostensible betrayal by a Neosapien crew member Marsala.
Source: Shoot Your Mate
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