Thesaurus:ostensibly

Thesaurus:ostensibly

THESAURUS

ostensibly

English

Synonyms

• 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

• to all appearances

Antonyms

• actually    [WS]

Further reading

• “448. appearance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “ostensibly” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.