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Translate ostensible from English to German

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ostensible:
- vermeintlich; angeblich; vorausgesetzt
Wiktionary:
- ostensible → scheinbar, angeblich, vordergründig, vorgeblich, augenscheinlich, ostensibel

English

Detailed Translations for ostensible from English to German

ostensible:

ostensible adj

ostensible (supposed; reputed; pretended)
vermeintlich; angeblich; vorausgesetzt
- vermeintlich adj
- angeblich adj
- vorausgesetzt adj

Translation Matrix for ostensible:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	apparent; ostensive; seeming
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
vorausgesetzt		if; in case; provided that; when
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
angeblich	ostensible; pretended; reputed; supposed	so-called; supposed
vermeintlich	ostensible; pretended; reputed; supposed	so-called; supposed
vorausgesetzt	ostensible; pretended; reputed; supposed

Synonyms for "ostensible":

apparent; seeming; superficial
ostensive; counterfeit; imitative

Related Definitions for "ostensible":

represented or appearing as such; pretended¹
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity¹
appearing as such but not necessarily so¹
- the ostensible truth of their theories¹

Wiktionary Translations for ostensible:

ostensible

adjective

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- ostensible → scheinbar; angeblich; vordergründig; vorgeblich; augenscheinlich

ostensible

adjective

zur Schau gestellt, auffällig, zum Vorzeigen
- ostensibel → ostensible

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University