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    ostensible
    /ɒˈstɛnsɪbl/

    adjective

    • 1. stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so: "the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOSTENSIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Ostensible means appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ostensibleOstensible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Ostensible means intended for display or being such in appearance, but not necessarily true or real. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of ostensible from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › ostensibleOSTENSIBLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ostensible definition: outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended. See examples of OSTENSIBLE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOSTENSIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Ostensible means appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find related words and phrases in the Cambridge Dictionary.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOSTENSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Ostensible means something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, usage and origin from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ostensibleOstensible - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. adjective. represented or appearing as such; pretended. “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity” synonyms: ostensive. counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. Cite this entry.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ostensibleostensible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Ostensible means seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.