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
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and ostensive
- seeming and probable
- likely and ostensive
- likely and probable
- supposed and ostensive
- supposed and probable
- assumed and ostensive
- assumed and probable
- possible and ostensive
- possible and probable
- conceivable and ostensive
- conceivable and probable
- apparent and ostensive
- apparent and probable
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Probable and Ostensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/probable
Ostensive & Probable. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/probable>.
Probable or Ostensive. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/probable.
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