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 ostensible ostensible /ɑːˈstɛnsəbəl/

adjective

  1. Represented or appearing as such; pretended  ( ostensible , ostensive )
    represented or appearing as such; pretended
     His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
    His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
  2. Appearing as such but not necessarily so  ( ostensible , seeming , apparent )
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
     For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
    for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
     The committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
    the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
     The ostensible truth of their theories
    the ostensible truth of their theories
     His seeming honesty
    his seeming honesty