OSTENSIBLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OSTENSIBLE?

Need another word that means the same as “ostensible”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “ostensible” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ostensible” are: ostensive, apparent, seeming, outward, surface, superficial, professed, supposed, avowed, so-called, alleged, declared, purported, pretended, feigned, specious

Ostensible as an Adjective

Definitions of "Ostensible" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ostensible” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
• Represented or appearing as such; pretended.
• Appearing as such but not necessarily so.

Synonyms of "Ostensible" as an adjective (16 Words)

alleged	Doubtful or suspect. Alleged abuses of housing benefits.
apparent	Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent.
avowed	Openly declared as such. An avowed atheist.
declared	Declared as fact explicitly stated. There is only one declared winner.
feigned	Not genuine. Feigned sympathy.
ostensive	Manifestly demonstrative.
outward	Outer. The outward physical body.
pretended	Not genuine; assumed. A pretended interest.
professed	(of a quality, feeling, or belief) claimed openly but often falsely. Her professed love of everything about that country.
purported	Appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; alleged. The purported marriage was void.
seeming	Appearing to be real or true, but not necessarily being so; apparent. Ellen s seeming indifference to the woman s fate.
so-called	Doubtful or suspect.
specious	Superficially plausible, but actually wrong. The music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty.
superficial	Lacking depth of character or understanding. The superficial report didn t give the true picture.
supposed	Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so. The supposed existence of ghosts.
surface	Relating to or found on the surface of something. The surface fleet.

Usage Examples of "Ostensible" as an adjective

• The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
• The ostensible truth of their theories.
• His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity.

Associations of "Ostensible" (30 Words)

auricular	Of or relating to near the ear. The Catholic doctrine of the necessity of private auricular confession.
bark	A sound resembling a bark typically one made by someone laughing or coughing. A short bark of laughter.
bombast	Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. The bombast of gung ho militarism.
casing	The outermost covering of a pneumatic tire. A waterproof casing.
cuticle	The outer cellular layer of a hair. The cuticle is the hair s protective shield.
dabbler	An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.
dilettante	A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. A wealthy literary dilettante.
epidermis	The outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by periderm.
exterior	Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something. Exterior grade plywood.
external	(of storage) using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory. External commerce.
externalize	Give external existence or form to. An urgent need to externalize the experience.
extrinsic	(of a muscle, such as an eye muscle) having its origin some distance from the part which it moves. That style is something extrinsic to the subject.
facing	An ornamental coating to a building. The bricks were used as a facing on a concrete core.
guise	An artful or simulated semblance. Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them.
integument	An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell. This chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed.
outer	A shot that strikes the outer. Boots with stiff leather outers.
outside	Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit. An outside pitch.
outward	Outwards. Outward pressure.
outwardly	With respect to the outside. Outwardly she seemed no different.
peripheral	A peripheral device. Disk drives and printers are important peripherals.
putative	Generally considered or reputed to be. The putative author of the book.
rind	The bark of a tree or plant. With the liberal use of birch rind and creosote splits we soon had fires going.
seeming	The outward appearance or aspect of someone or something, especially when considered as deceptive or as distinguished from reality. Ellen s seeming indifference to the woman s fate.
semblance	Resemblance similarity. She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
shallow	Become shallow. The boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed.
smatter	To talk foolishly. She smatters Russian.
superficial	Of little substance or significance. His thinking was superficial and fuzzy.
surface	Come to the surface. They skimmed over the surface of the water.
trappings	The outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or job. I had the trappings of success.