I do not understand Tom's ostensible contempt for the sartorial concerns of his peers.
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Ostensible
/ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/
Synonyms for "ostensible" (114 found)
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claimedcolorablecoloredconspicuousdeceptivedelusionaldelusionarydelusivedelusorydereisticdreamlikedreamyerroneousfallaciousfalsefantasticfantasticalflagrantformalgilded
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glaringhanging outhypocriticalillusionalillusionaryillusiveillusoryimaginaryin name onlyin reliefin the foregroundmeretriciousmisleading
Noun(1 words)
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Adjective(10 words)
ostensiveoutward shapeperceivedperceived irrationalitypresumptivepublicizedputativeseemingseeming effectsupposed
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Verb(1 words)
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2 entriesdescriptornominal designation
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6 entriesalleged reasonapparent motiveclaimed authoritynominal officepublicized roleputative justification
Collocations
6 entriesostensible authorityostensible evidenceostensible justificationostensible motiveostensible purposeostensible reason
Inflections
2 entriesmore ostensiblemost ostensible
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5 total sentences available.
Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
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In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. […] Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships.
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The ostensible reason this provision was added to a bill on international trade is to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a grass-roots campaign that seeks to pressure Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians.
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