Clearly
Clearly adverb - Without any question.
Ostensibly and clearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Clearly".
Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Clearly and ostensibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clearly" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- definitely and clearly
- definitely and ostensibly
- apparently and clearly
- apparently and ostensibly
- plainly and clearly
- plainly and ostensibly
- distinctly and clearly
- distinctly and ostensibly
- presumably and clearly
- presumably and ostensibly
- doubtless and clearly
- doubtless and ostensibly
- evidently and clearly
- evidently and ostensibly
Both words in one sentence
- All of the pieces are ostensibly Source Music, but clearly involve instruments that aren't actually in the scenes.
- How I Met Your Mother: A brief Establishing Shot in the Season 6 episode "Baby Talk" ostensibly shows Marshall's old high school in Minnesota, but the flag flying outside is clearly Quebec's.
Source: Stock Footage Failure -
While the Sov Empire is clearly dystopian, their ostensibly democratic counterpart, the Web, is itself monstrously corrupt.
Source: Scary Dogmatic Aliens
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