Nominal
Nominal adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Usage example: he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers
Ostensible is a synonym for nominal in theoretical topic. In some cases you can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Nominal", when it comes to topics like supposed, titular.
Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- formal and nominal
- formal and ostensible
- synthetic and nominal
- synthetic and ostensible
- fake and nominal
- fake and ostensible
- seeming and nominal
- seeming and ostensible
- superficial and nominal
- superficial and ostensible
- theoretical and nominal
- theoretical and ostensible
- slight and nominal
- slight and ostensible
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Ostensible and Nominal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nominal/ostensible
Nominal & Ostensible. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nominal/ostensible>.
Ostensible or Nominal. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nominal/ostensible.
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