Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Ostensibly
Supposedly is a synonym for ostensibly in apparently topic. In some cases you can use "Supposedly" instead an adverb "Ostensibly", when it comes to topics like seemingly, allegedly. popular alternative
Nearby Word: ostensible
Supposedly
Supposedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.
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Synonyms for Supposedly
Ostensibly is a synonym for supposedly in apparently topic. You can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Supposedly", if it concerns topics such as seemingly, allegedly. popular alternative
Nearby Word: supposed
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Related pairs
- officially and ostensibly
- officially and supposedly
- apparently and ostensibly
- apparently and supposedly
- quasi and ostensibly
- quasi and supposedly
- presumably and ostensibly
- presumably and supposedly
- probably and ostensibly
- probably and supposedly
- evidently and ostensibly
- evidently and supposedly
- outwardly and ostensibly
- outwardly and supposedly
Both words in one sentence
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The Sanguinor supposedly single handedly killed a massive Bloodthirster and is ostensibly the reincarnation of the Blood Angel's dead Primarch, who was essentially a god among men.
Source: Fake Ultimate Hero - Both Harry Potter badfics that use heavy metal, anarchy, bleeding wounds, Anatomically Impossible Sex, a presumably-high-off-his-ass Dumbledore, and random Satanic murder as plot points, but one was ostensibly written by an Emo Teen girl, and the other was supposedly written by a metalhead teen boy.
Source: Spiritual Antithesis -
A very common subtype is the creature that is ostensibly inhuman enough to supposedly not need clothing, like the Zora of the Zelda games, certain Furries or Weres (with or without Non-Mammal Mammaries), or of course, practically any kind of pixie.
Source: Innocent Fanservice Girl
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