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