Ostensive
Ostensive adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: the ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will
Plausible
Plausible adjective - Worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable.
Ostensive and plausible are semantically related. You can use "Ostensive" instead an adjective "Plausible".
Nearby Words: plausibly, plausibility
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and ostensive
- seeming and plausible
- likely and ostensive
- likely and plausible
- deceptive and ostensive
- deceptive and plausible
- probable and ostensive
- probable and plausible
- possible and ostensive
- possible and plausible
- conceivable and ostensive
- conceivable and plausible
- apparent and ostensive
- apparent and plausible
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