ostensible
adjectiveHow many syllables in ostensible?
There are 4 syllables in the word ostensible.How to pronounce ostensible:
Definition of ostensible:
- ostensible (adjective):
- apparent or seeming
- intended for display open to view
- appearing as such but not necessarily so.
Synonyms for ostensible:
alleged
apparent
assumed
avowed
demonstrable
evident
exhibited
manifest
obvious
ostensive
outward
plausible
possible
presumed
pretended
prima facie
probable
professed
purported
putative
reputed
seeming
so-called
specious
superficial
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Antonyms for ostensible:
abstract
ambiguous
clouded
concealed
cryptic
dark
doubtful
dubious
enigmatic
enigmatical
equivocal
genuine
hidden
impalpable
imperceptible
improbable
inappreciable
inconspicuous
indefinite
indistinct
indistinguishable
inferential
insensible
intangible
invisible
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