On the surface
On the face of it and on the surface are semantically related in to all appearances topic. In some cases you can use "On the face of it" instead an adverb phrase "On the surface".
On the face of it
On the face of it adverb - From appearances alone.
On the surface and on the face of it are semantically related in ostensibly topic. You can use "On the surface" instead an adverb phrase "On the face of it", if it concerns topics such as to all appearances.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- officially and on the surface
- officially and on the face of it
- apparently and on the surface
- apparently and on the face of it
- supposedly and on the surface
- supposedly and on the face of it
- ostensibly and on the surface
- ostensibly and on the face of it
- evidently and on the surface
- evidently and on the face of it
- outwardly and on the surface
- outwardly and on the face of it
- professedly and on the surface
- professedly and on the face of it
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