ostensible [adjective]

Definition of ostensible:

represented or appearing as such; pretended

Synonyms of ostensible:

● Ostensive

● Apparent

● Seeming

● Pretended

● Specious

● Superficial

● Outward

● Alleged

● Illusory

● So-called


Opposite/Antonyms of ostensible:

● Improbable

● Genuine

● Profound

● Real

● Obscure

● Unlikely

● Vague

● Authentic

● Inconceivable


Sentence/Example of ostensible:

The ostensible justification for this profiteering at public expense is the cost of research into new drugs.