Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Possibly and ostensibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possibly" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Possibly
Possibly adverb - It is possible.
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Synonyms for Possibly
Ostensibly and possibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Possibly".
Nearby Words: possible, possibility
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Related pairs
- reasonably and ostensibly
- reasonably and possibly
- apparently and ostensibly
- apparently and possibly
- supposedly and ostensibly
- supposedly and possibly
- plainly and ostensibly
- plainly and possibly
- clearly and ostensibly
- clearly and possibly
- presumably and ostensibly
- presumably and possibly
- probably and ostensibly
- probably and possibly
Both words in one sentence
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Glory Days: Though George, James, and especially Phil have ostensibly achieved professional success, none of them are truly happy, and none have really measured up to their moment of glory in the 1952 state basketball championship, a moment they have been re-living as often as they possibly can.
- Possibly the only example of a show being canceled (ostensibly) because everyone liked it too much.
- In episode 9, Joseph Wheatley, ostensibly of the rebels (possibly going by "Captain Burke").
Source: The Mole / Live-Action TV
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