Fictitious
Fictitious adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Ostensible and fictitious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Fictitious".
Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Fictitious and ostensible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fictitious" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and fictitious
- make-believe and ostensible
- sham and fictitious
- sham and ostensible
- fake and fictitious
- fake and ostensible
- counterfeit and fictitious
- counterfeit and ostensible
- false and fictitious
- false and ostensible
- spurious and fictitious
- spurious and ostensible
- imaginary and fictitious
- imaginary and ostensible
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Ostensible and Fictitious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fictitious/ostensible
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Ostensible or Fictitious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fictitious/ostensible.
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