Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
Usage example: "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Seemingly is a synonym for ostensibly in apparently topic. In some cases you can use "Seemingly" instead the word "Ostensibly" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like surface. popular alternative
Nearby Word: ostensible
Seemingly
Seemingly adverb - From appearances alone.
Usage example: the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
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Synonyms for Seemingly
Ostensibly is a synonym for seemingly in apparently topic. You can use "Ostensibly" instead the word "Seemingly" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as surface. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- officially and ostensibly
- officially and seemingly
- apparently and ostensibly
- apparently and seemingly
- supposedly and ostensibly
- supposedly and seemingly
- quasi and ostensibly
- quasi and seemingly
- clearly and ostensibly
- clearly and seemingly
- presumably and ostensibly
- presumably and seemingly
- evidently and ostensibly
- evidently and seemingly
Both words in one sentence
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One-Hour Work Week: Applies to many characters, but particularly noticeable with Leela Lomax; who's ostensibly a firefighter, yet seemingly never goes to work.
Source: Series / Hollyoaks -
Poor Hans, in The Daughter of Twenty Faces, is seemingly the only non-Japanese member of a group of burglars led by Gentleman Thief "Twenty-Faces" that is ostensibly a globe-trotting organization.
Source: Token Minority aka: Token Black - Almost always, the tale is about how an ostensibly weaker animal outwits a larger, stronger or otherwise seemingly superior one.
Source: Sandbox / Folklore
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