Ostensible
Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Titular and ostensible are semantically related In some cases you can use "Titular" instead an adjective "Ostensible".
Nearby Word: ostensibly
Titular
Titular adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Usage example: he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
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Synonyms for Titular
Ostensible and titular are semantically related in theoretical topic. You can use "Ostensible" instead an adjective "Titular".
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Related pairs
- formal and ostensible
- formal and titular
- seeming and ostensible
- seeming and titular
- theoretical and ostensible
- theoretical and titular
- evident and ostensible
- evident and titular
- supposed and ostensible
- supposed and titular
- assumed and ostensible
- assumed and titular
- nominal and ostensible
- nominal and titular
Both words in one sentence
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In the beginning of Ally McBeal's run, Peter MacNicol was given the "With" credit, while Gil Bellows (the titular character's ostensible love interest), was given the "And" credit.
Source: And Starring
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