Ostensibly legitimate
Synonyms for "ostensibly legitimate" (20 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Related words (10)
Noun(10 words)
procedural legitimacypurportedseemingseeming validityseeminglysham justificationsupposedsupposedlysurface credibilitysurface formality
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More general
13 entriesadverbappearanceargumentcredibilitydiscursive markerhedge wordhedging adverbhedging languagelegitimacymanner adverbrationalereasoningvalidity
More specific
18 entriesallegedlyapparent authenticityapparent complianceapparent justificationapparent legalityapparent motiveapparent reasonapparentlyformal compliancepresumablypretextprocedural legitimacypseudo legitimacypurportedlyseeminglyspecious argument
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Collocations
16 entriesostensibility of claimostensible evidenceostensible justificationostensible legitimacyostensible motiveostensible purposeostensible reasonostensibly legitimate authorityostensibly legitimate businessostensibly legitimate charityostensibly legitimate claimostensibly legitimate contractostensibly legitimate documentsostensibly legitimate licenseostensibly legitimate projectostensibly legitimate source
Inflections
4 entriesmore ostensiblemost ostensibleostensibly legitimate claimsostensibly legitimate documents