Clearly and Ostensibly

Clearly

Clearly adverb - Without any question.

Ostensibly and clearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Clearly".

Nearby Words: clear, clearness

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

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.
  • Scary Dogmatic Aliens While the Sov Empire is clearly dystopian, their ostensibly democratic counterpart, the Web, is itself monstrously corrupt.
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