Antonyms for on the face of iton the face of it

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1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

   from appearances alone

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, seemingly, evidently, obviously, apparently

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1. Scott Phillips:

   While sensible on the face of it, these changes carry a very real risk of discouraging much needed, national interest investment as Australia heads into our first recession in 29 years.

2. Andrey Kortunov:

   Both Russia and Turkey are outcasts as far as the West is concerned, on the face of it, the failed coup has pulled Turkey closer to Russia. But there still remain serious differences between the two countries.

3. President Obama:

   This is something that we continue to push hard on irrespective of the nuclear deal, it’s a top priority for us to make sure that our people are treated fairly and on the face of it in the case of these individuals who’ve been held, they have not been and they are not being afforded the basic due process and legal rights that we afford visitors to our country so we're deeply concerned about it, we spend a lot of time pushing on it, and we will continue to do so . . . . There’s no lessening of the sense of urgency.

4. Ted Cruz:

   At this point we don't know that's what caused this, but on the face of it, it certainly seems inadequate - the pilot training material did not raise the details of this new system.

5. Michael Noonan:

   I don't see the basis for a solution emerging yet, many of the proposals that are emanating are, on the face of it, technically impossible.

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