ostensive
How many syllables in ostensive?
There are 3 syllables in the word ostensive.Divide ostensive into syllables:
os · ten · sive
How to pronounce ostensive:
Synonyms for ostensive:
alleged
apparent
assumed
evident
external
obvious
ostensible
plausible
possible
presumed
prima facie
probable
putative
reputed
seeming
superficial
supposed
Antonyms for ostensive:
genuine
improbable
obscure
real
ulterior
unlikely
vague
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