In fact
In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.
Ostensibly and in fact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb phrase "In fact".
Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
In fact and ostensibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In fact" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
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There's even some Iowa Doubling, in fact: The opening scene, ostensibly set at Hiram Grayson's residence in the South, was actually filmed at the governor's mansion in Des Moines.
Source: Film / Cold Turkey - Ostensibly a wandering (and lecherous!) carefree hermit, he is actually quite wealthy...and in fact one of the Legendary Sannin.
Source: Rich Idiot with No Day Job -
In fact, that night, when Hogan came out, ostensibly to aid the faces, Heenan (to the derision of the other commentators) was the only one to actually ask whose side Hogan was actually on.
Source: Wrestling / Bobby Heenan
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