Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Of necessity and ostensibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Of necessity" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Of necessity
Of necessity adverb - In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
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Synonyms for Of necessity
Ostensibly and of necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb phrase "Of necessity".
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Related pairs
- positively and ostensibly
- positively and of necessity
- definitely and ostensibly
- definitely and of necessity
- officially and ostensibly
- officially and of necessity
- apparently and ostensibly
- apparently and of necessity
- plainly and ostensibly
- plainly and of necessity
- of course and ostensibly
- of course and of necessity
- clearly and ostensibly
- clearly and of necessity
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Of necessity and Ostensibly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensibly/of_necessity
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