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Synonyms for ostensibly
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Wiktionary
ostensiblyadverb
seemingly, apparently, on the surface
Synonyms:
at first blush, ostensively, apparently, seemingly, arguably
Princeton's WordNet
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, manifestly, plainly, patently, seemingly, evidently, on the face of it, obviously, apparently
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List of paraphrases for "ostensibly":
seemingly, apparently, supposedly, ostentatiously, allegedly, blatantly, conspicuously, purportedly
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3226 | plain | |
#4395 | apparently | |
#4417 | obviously | |
#12018 | seemingly | |
#13285 | allegedly | |
#14095 | supposedly | |
#17985 | evidently | |
#18288 | arguably | |
#22432 | plainly | |
#34143 | ostensibly | |
#39384 | blatantly | |
#44224 | patently | |
#46517 | conspicuously | |
#50574 | purportedly | |
#50596 | manifestly | |
#185027 | ostentatiously |
How to use ostensibly in a sentence?
They are citing spurious national security concerns to evade congressional oversight while leaking information to The Washington Post ostensibly about classified meetings, congress has a right and a duty to get this information and we will succeed in getting this information, regardless of whatever fantastic stories the DOJ and FBI spin to The Washington Post.
It’s a delayed start to a summer that’s been a long time coming. To have late June be ostensibly the start of summer is unusual, but better late than never, a big Fourth of July weekend is coming up, with virtually every genre represented, and a week later we have 'Black Widow,' so we’re on the road to recovery.
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.
It is surreal, it truly is, but… almost every other, ostensibly negative thing has somehow worked in Trump's favor, so I wouldn't be surprised if this proves to be another one.
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.
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- ظاهرياArabic
- φαινομενικά, κατ' επίφασινGreek
- ostensiblementeSpanish
- به ظاهرPersian
- näennäisestiFinnish
- soi-disant, en apparenceFrench
- जाहिरा तौर परHindi
- látszólagHungarian
- seolah-olahIndonesian
- うわべは, 表向きはJapanese
- tilsynelatendeNorwegian
- schijnbaar, op het eerste gezicht, ogenschijnlijkDutch
- pozorniePolish
- якобыRussian
- tòbože, то̀божеSerbo-Croatian
- till synes, skenbartSwedish
- 表面上Chinese
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