Evident
Evident adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: the evident motive for the assault was robbery
Ostensible is a synonym for evident in apparent topic. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Evident".
Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: the ostensible reason for the meeting turned out to be a trick to get him to the surprise party
Evident is a synonym for ostensible in apparent topic. You can use "Evident" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- notable and evident
- notable and ostensible
- seeming and evident
- seeming and ostensible
- outward and evident
- outward and ostensible
- patent and evident
- patent and ostensible
- open and evident
- open and ostensible
- conspicuous and evident
- conspicuous and ostensible
- obvious and evident
- obvious and ostensible
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