Synonyms for Ostensibly
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1. ostensiblyadverb

   seemingly, apparently, on the surface

   Synonyms:
   at first blush, ostensively, apparently, seemingly, arguably

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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, on the face of it, obviously, apparently

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1. List of paraphrases for "ostensibly":

   seemingly, apparently, supposedly, ostentatiously, allegedly, blatantly, conspicuously, purportedly

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1. Jonathan Greenblatt:

   Antisemitism has no place on any social media platform that doesn’t want to further the harassment and exclusion of marginalized communities, while Twitter ostensibly has an anti-hate policy that includes antisemitism, it is unclear the degree to which it is being enforced.

2. John Githongo:

   It is so completely normal to be shaken down ... that he didn't even bother to check up before sending the money, for that to happen, especially right now when we are ostensibly in the middle of an anti-corruption campaign, shows that much of it is window dressing.

3. Sean Westwood:

   Democrats used to be the party of the working class, but today they are instead seen as a party defined by ostensibly legalizing property crime, crippling the police, and injecting social justice into math classes.

4. Nina Silber:

   I also think Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr's curious that this resolution -- which ostensibly is about honoring the' daughter' -- really seems to be an excuse to glorify the Confederate cause.

5. Jonathan Schanzer:

   Blinken is now coming to the region to ostensibly let America's Middle East allies air their grievances, it's unlikely this will change the Iran deal in any tangible way.