| English adjective: ostensive | |||
| 1. | ostensive manifestly demonstrative | ||
| Similar | informative, instructive | ||
| Antonyms | uninstructive | ||
| 2. | ostensive represented or appearing as such; pretended | ||
| Samples | His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity. | ||
| Synonyms | ostensible | ||
| Similar | counterfeit, imitative | ||
| Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||