Ostensible
adjectiveɑ'stɛnsɪbəl
Adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
Similar:Ostensiveappearing as such but not necessarily so
“the ostensible truth of their theories”
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Similar Words
- Ostensive
- Apparent
- Seeming
- Counterfeit
- Imitative
- Superficial