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Showing words for OSTENSIBLE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Ostensible

ostensible

9 Letter Words for Ostensible

bilestone, lossenite, nobelists, nobilesse, noselites, stilbenes

8 Letter Words for Ostensible

belonite, betonies, bisetose, biteless, boneless, bonesets, ebonists, ebonites, essonite, estoiles, isoteles, lebistes, liteness, nebelist, nobelist, noblesse, noselite, noteless, seilenos, sensible, setlines, solenite, stilbene, tensible, toneless

7 Letter Words for Ostensible

beltine, besoins, betises, betoils, bitless, boleite, boletes, bonelet, boneset, boniest, bonists, bosslet, ebonies, ebonist, ebonite, enisles, enlists, enosist, ensiles, entoils, eosines, esloins, estoile, etoiles, insoles, isoetes, lenites, leonite, lesions, lioness, lionets, lisente, listees, listens, nesiote, nestles, netless, noblest, nosiest, obesest, oleines, olibene, onliest, osselet, seitens, seniles, sensile, sestine, sestole, setline, silenes, silents, soliste, sonties, stonies, telesis, teloses, telsons, tenible, tensile, tieless, tinsels, toeless, tonsile, tonsils

6 Letter Words for Ostensible

beento, belies, belion, belite, beltie, belton, benets, benote, bensel, bensil, bentos, besets, besits, besoil, besoin, besots, bessel, betels, betise, betoil, betone, betons, betoss, bietle, bionts, bisson, blesse, bliest, blites, boites, bolete, boleti, boltin, bonete, bonist, bontee, bosset, botels, eisels, elints, elites, eloine, eloins, elsins, enisle, enlist, enoses, enosis, ensile, enties, entoil, eosine, eosins, esiles, esloin, essoin, estoil, etoile, inless, inlets, insets, insole, islets, istles, lebens, lenite, lenses, lentos, leones, lesbos, lesion, lessen, lesson, lionet, lisbon, listee, listen, nebels, nelies, nessie, nestle, nobles, noeses, noesis, noises, nosies, nosite, nossel, oleine, oleins, onless, onsets, onsite, ossein, ossete, ostein, seenil, seines, seiten, selion, senile, sensei, seseli, seston, setons, setose, sients, silene, silens, silent, sisten, sistle, sleest, sleets, sliest, slinte, sneest, snibel, sobeit, solein, solens, solent, solist, sonsie, steels, steens, steils, steins, steles, stelis, stenos, stilbs, stiles, stolen, stoles, stones, telson, tenses, tessel, tessin, tinsel, tobies, tobine, toiles, toises, tonies, tonsil, tossen

5 Letter Words for Ostensible

beent, beest, beets, belie, belts, benes, benet, benis, bento, bents, beses, beset, besin, besit, besot, bests, betel, betes, betis, beton, betso, biens, biles, bilos, bines, bints, biont, biose, bises, bison, bisso, bites, bitos, blees, blens, bless, blets, blins, bliss, blist, blite, blote, blots, boils, boise, boist, boite, boles, bolis, bolti, bolts, bones, bonie, bosie, botel, btise, eblis, ebons, eisel, elint, elite, eloin, elses, elsin, enets, enlit, enoil, enols, ensis, entsi, eosin, esile, esnes, essen, etens, ibsen, ileon, inlet, insee, inset, insol, intel, isles, islet, islot, isoln, istle, leben, lebes, leets, leiss, lenes, lenis, lenos, lense, lenti, lento, leone, lesbo, leses, lessn, leste, lests, liens, liest, lines, linos, lints, lions, lists, lites, lobes, loess, loins, losen, loses, lotes, nebel, neist, nelis, nests, netes, nilot, niobe, nisse, nitos, nobel, nobis, noble, noels, noils, noise, noles, noses, notes, obeli, obese, obits, oelet, oints, olein, olent, onset, osset, seels, seils, seine, seise, seles, senit, sense, senso, sente, senti, sents, sesti, seton, siens, sient, siest, silen, siles, silos, silts, sines, sison, sites, sleet, slent, slete, sline, slite, slits, slobs, sloes, slone, slote, slots, snebs, snees, snibs, snies, snite, snits, snobs, snots, soils, solei, solen, soles, sones, sonse, sosie, sotie, steel, steen, steil, stein, stele, steno, stens, sties, stilb, stile, stine, stion, stobs, stole, stoln, stone, teels, teens, teils, teise, teles, teloi, telos, tenes, tenio, tense, tenso, tiens, tiles, tines, toile, toils, toise, toles, tones, toses, tsine

4 Letter Words for Ostensible

been, bees, beet, bein, bels, belt, bene, beni, beno, bens, bent, bess, best, bete, bets, bien, bile, bilo, bine, bino, bins, bint, biol, bion, bios, bist, bite, bito, bits, blee, bleo, blet, blin, blit, blot, boil, bole, bolt, bone, bons, bose, bosn, boss, bote, boti, bots, eboe, ebon, eels, eine, elbe, elne, else, elts, enes, enol, ense, ento, eole, eons, eses, esne, esse, ests, eten, eton, ilot, inbe, inst, intl, into, ions, isle, isls, isnt, isos, itel, lees, leet, leis, lene, leno, lens, lent, leon, leos, lese, less, lest, lete, leto, lets, libs, lien, lies, line, lino, lins, lint, lion, liss, list, lite, lits, lobe, lobi, lobs, loin, lone, lose, loss, lost, lote, loti, lots, nebe, nebo, nebs, neet, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nile, nils, nist, nito, nits, nobs, noel, noes, noil, nole, nolt, nose, note, nots, obes, obis, obit, obli, oils, oint, oles, ones, onst, oses, osse, otis, sebe, sebs, seel, seen, sees, seil, seis, seit, sele, sels, selt, sene, sens, sent, sese, sets, sibs, sien, sile, silo, silt, sine, sins, siol, sion, sise, sist, site, sits, slee, slit, slob, sloe, slon, slot, sneb, snee, snib, snit, snob, snot, sobs, soil, sole, soln, sols, sone, sons, sots, sten, stib, stie, stob, teel, teen, tees, teil, tele, teli, tels, tene, tens, tien, ties, tile, tils, tine, tins, tobe, toes, toil, tole, tone, tons, tose, toss

3 Letter Words for Ostensible

bee, bel, ben, bes, bet, bin, bio, bis, bit, blo, bls, blt, bns, boe, bol, bon, bos, bot, btl, ebn, ebs, eel, een, elb, eli, els, elt, ene, enl, ens, eon, eos, ese, ess, est, ile, ilo, ins, int, ion, ios, ise, isl, isn, iso, ist, its, lbs, lee, lei, leo, les, let, lib, lie, lin, lis, lit, lob, loe, los, lot, lst, nbe, neb, nee, nei, neo, net, nib, nie, nil, nis, nit, nob, nol, nos, not, obe, obi, obl, obs, oes, oie, oil, ois, ole, one, oni, ons, ont, ose, osi, sbe, see, sei, sel, sen, set, sib, sie, sil, sin, sis, sit, sle, slt, sob, sol, son, sot, sse, tbs, tee, tel, ten, tes, tib, tie, til, tin, tis, tln, tlo, tob, toe, toi, tol, ton, tos, tsi, tss

Definitions for Ostensible

[1] outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
[2] apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.
[3] apparent; seeming
[4] pretended

Words related to Ostensible

plausible, avowed, professed, purported, apparent, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, outward, pretended, quasi, seeming, so-called, specious, superficial, colorable

Words nearby Ostensible

osteitis fibrosa cystica, osteitis fungosa, ostempyesis, ostend, ostend manifesto, ostensible, ostensibly, ostensive, ostensive definition, ostensorium, ostensory

Origin of Ostensible

1720–30; < French < Latin ostēns(us ), variant of ostentus (see ostensive) + French -ible -ible

Words that may be confused with Ostensible

ostensible, ostensive

Other words from Ostensible

os·ten·si·bly , adverb
non·os·ten·si·ble , adjective
non·os·ten·si·bly , adverb
un·os·ten·si·ble , adjective
un·os·ten·si·bly , adverb

Word origin for Ostensible

C18: via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend

Synonyms for Ostensible

avowed, plausible, professed, purported, apparent, colorable, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, outward, pretended, quasi, seeming, semblant, so-called, specious, superficial