Engelsk tillægsord: ostensible | |||
| 1. | ostensible appearing as such but not necessarily so | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | apparent, seeming | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | superficial | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | profound | ||
| 2. | ostensible represented or appearing as such; pretended | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ostensive | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | counterfeit, imitative | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | echt, genuine | ||