Ostensively
Ostensively adverb - To all outward appearances.
Usage example: he stops by his old office periodically, ostensively just to say “hi”
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Synonyms for Ostensively
Probably and ostensively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Probably" instead an adverb "Ostensively".
Probably
Probably adverb - By reasonable assumption.
Ostensively and probably are semantically related. You can use "Ostensively" instead an adverb "Probably".
Nearby Words: probable, probability
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Related pairs
- likely and ostensively
- likely and probably
- reasonably and ostensively
- reasonably and probably
- apparently and ostensively
- apparently and probably
- supposedly and ostensively
- supposedly and probably
- presumably and ostensively
- presumably and probably
- possibly and ostensively
- possibly and probably
- evidently and ostensively
- evidently and probably
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Probably and Ostensively. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensively/probably
Ostensively & Probably. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensively/probably>.
Probably or Ostensively. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostensively/probably.
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