ostensible

Words with a similar base: ostensible

'ostensible'

[apparent.s.02] as in: appearing as such but not necessarily so

Examples:
for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
the ostensible truth of their theories
his seeming honesty

'ostensible'

[ostensible.s.02] as in: represented or appearing as such; pretended

Examples:
His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

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