Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
So the story goes and ostensibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "So the story goes" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
So the story goes
Ostensibly and so the story goes are semantically related. You can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb phrase "So the story goes".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apparently and ostensibly
- apparently and so the story goes
- supposedly and ostensibly
- supposedly and so the story goes
- presumably and ostensibly
- presumably and so the story goes
- evidently and ostensibly
- evidently and so the story goes
- outwardly and ostensibly
- outwardly and so the story goes
- seemingly and ostensibly
- seemingly and so the story goes
- allegedly and ostensibly
- allegedly and so the story goes
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So the story goes and Ostensibly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensibly/so_the_story_goes
Ostensibly & So the story goes. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensibly/so_the_story_goes>.
So the story goes or Ostensibly. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensibly/so_the_story_goes.