Imaginary
Imaginary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Ostensible and imaginary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Imaginary".
Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative
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
Imaginary and ostensible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imaginary" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and imaginary
- make-believe and ostensible
- fake and imaginary
- fake and ostensible
- seeming and imaginary
- seeming and ostensible
- theoretical and imaginary
- theoretical and ostensible
- false and imaginary
- false and ostensible
- supposed and imaginary
- supposed and ostensible
- assumed and imaginary
- assumed and ostensible
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Ostensible and Imaginary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/imaginary/ostensible
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