Word Information

Ostensible

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Definitions for Ostensible

adjective
appearing as such but not necessarily so
Synonyms
apparent(a) seeming(a)
Examples
  1. for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
  2. the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
  3. the ostensible truth of their theories
  4. his seeming honesty
adjective
represented or appearing as such
Synonyms
Examples
  1. pretended
  2. His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

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