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ostensible

/ ostensible /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
represented or appearing as such; pretended
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
Similar:
counterfeit imitative
adjective satellite Sense 2
appearing as such but not necessarily so
"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"
Similar:
superficial
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
2
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counterfeit imitative superficial