It sounds as if
On the face of it and it sounds as if are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the face of it" instead an adverb phrase "It sounds as if".
On the face of it
On the face of it adverb - From appearances alone.
It sounds as if and on the face of it are semantically related. You can use "It sounds as if" instead an adverb phrase "On the face of it".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apparently and it sounds as if
- apparently and on the face of it
- supposedly and it sounds as if
- supposedly and on the face of it
- probably and it sounds as if
- probably and on the face of it
- ostensibly and it sounds as if
- ostensibly and on the face of it
- evidently and it sounds as if
- evidently and on the face of it
- outwardly and it sounds as if
- outwardly and on the face of it
- seemingly and it sounds as if
- seemingly and on the face of it
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On the face of it and It sounds as if. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/it_sounds_as_if/on_the_face_of_it
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