Thesaurus:ostensibly
English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]Sense: as it appears upon first impression; in appearance only
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- apparently
- at first blush (idiomatic)
- at first glance
- at first sight
- on the face of it (idiomatic)
- on the surface
- ostensibly
- outwardly
- prima facie (legal)
- seemingly
- superficially
- surfacely (nonstandard)
- to all appearances
Antonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “448. appearance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “ostensibly” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.