ostensibly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɑˈstɛn.sə.bli/ UK /ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/ See IPA manual Freq #40860 Meanings 1 adv According to what is stated or appears to be true, though the real situation may be different. He stayed late, ostensibly to finish his work, but actually to avoid going home. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · according to what is stated... apparentlysupposedlyoutwardly ↔ Opposites actually Etymology AI details From ostensible + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ostensibly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɑˈstɛn.sə.bli/ **IPA (UK):** /ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/ **Frequency rank:** 40860 ## Meanings 1. According to what is stated or appears to be true, though the real situation may be different. ## Examples - He stayed late, ostensibly to finish his work, but actually to avoid going home. ## Antonyms - actually ## Etymology From ostensible + -ly. ## AI Etymology Ostensibly is formed from ostensible + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include according to what is stated or appears to be true, though the real situation may be different. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown