Credible and Ostensibly

Credible

Credible adjective - Worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable.

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

Ostensibly

Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly

Credible and ostensibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Credible" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".

Nearby Word: ostensible

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Evony Not quite a lie, but none too credible at all: one Evony ad boasts that someone (ostensibly, at first, a critic) claimed that Evony is the greatest MMORPG he'd ever played.
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