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
- fake and ostensive
- fake and professed
- seeming and ostensive
- seeming and professed
- outward and ostensive
- outward and professed
- superficial and ostensive
- superficial and professed
- supposed and ostensive
- supposed and professed
- assumed and ostensive
- assumed and professed
- manifest and ostensive
- manifest and professed
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Professed and Ostensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/professed
Ostensive & Professed. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/professed>.
Professed or Ostensive. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensive/professed.
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