Given
Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
Ostensible and given are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Given".
Nearby Word: give
Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Given and ostensible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Given" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Both words in one sentence
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Like so much in 00, he's a bit of a deconstruction: He doesn't wear the mask to hide his identity, but rather because of scars given to him by the ostensible hero of the series.
Source: Char Clone -
In the beginning of Ally McBeal's run, Peter MacNicol was given the "With" credit, while Gil Bellows (the titular character's ostensible love interest), was given the "And" credit.
Source: And Starring -
Exalted Torturer: God, given that he sets all events in motion, forges all destinies, and that even the things the ostensible villains do are ultimately his responsibility.
Source: Literature / Left Behind
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