ostensible

Letters that make ostensible

s, o, b, e, l, n, t, i are letters that make 'ostensible'

Words within ostensible

os, OS, te, si, sib, en, SI, ten, LE, Os, Si, Te are words within 'ostensible'


2 possible definitions for 'ostensible'

Ostensible as "appearing as such but not necessarily so"

Under this definition, ostensible is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

apparent(a), seeming(a) have the same meaning as 'ostensible'

Derivatives of ostensible

apparentness, apparency, appear, seem are derivatives of 'ostensible'.

Similar to ostensible

superficial is similar to ostensible.

Example of ostensible used within this context

"for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent", "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies", "the ostensible truth of their theories", "his seeming honesty"


Ostensible as "represented or appearing as such, pretended"

Under this definition, ostensible is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ostensive has the same meaning as ostensible

Similar to ostensible

counterfeit, imitative are similar to 'ostensible'.

Example of ostensible used within this context

"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"



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