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Showing words for OSTENSIBLY using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Ostensibly

ostensibly

9 Letter Words for Ostensibly

byssolite, nobelists

8 Letter Words for Ostensibly

biolyses, ebonists, nobelist, sensibly, tensibly, tylosins

7 Letter Words for Ostensibly

besoins, betoils, bitless, boniest, bonists, bossily, bosslet, bylines, byssine, ebonist, enlists, enosist, entoils, esloins, insoles, instyle, isotely, lesions, linseys, lioness, lionets, listens, lysines, noblest, nosiest, obesity, onliest, silents, soliste, sonties, stonies, stonily, styline, stylion, systole, telsons, tinsels, tinseys, tolseys, tonsile, tonsils, tossily, toyless, tyloses, tylosin, tylosis

6 Letter Words for Ostensibly

beinly, belion, belton, bensil, bentos, besits, besoil, besoin, besots, betoil, betons, betony, betoss, bienly, bionts, bisson, bliest, blites, boites, boleti, boleyn, boltin, bonist, bonity, bosset, botels, byline, byssin, elints, eloins, elsins, enlist, enosis, entoil, eosins, esloin, essoin, estoil, inless, inlets, insets, insole, islets, istles, lenity, lentos, lesbos, lesion, lesson, linsey, lionet, lisbon, listen, lysine, lysins, nobles, nobley, noesis, noises, nosies, nosily, nosite, nossel, oleins, onless, onsets, onsite, ossein, ostein, selion, selsyn, seston, setons, sibyls, sients, silens, silent, sisten, sistle, sliest, slinte, snibel, sobeit, solein, solens, solent, soleyn, solist, sonsie, soyles, steils, steins, stelis, stenos, stilbs, stiles, stolen, stoles, stones, styles, stylos, sybils, syboes, telson, tessin, tieboy, tinsel, tinsey, tobies, tobine, toiles, toises, tolsey, tonies, tonsil, tosily, tossen, tylion, tylose, yblent, yetlin

5 Letter Words for Ostensibly

belts, benis, bento, bents, benty, besin, besit, besot, bests, betis, beton, betso, biens, biles, bilos, bines, bints, biont, biose, bises, bison, bisso, bites, bitos, bitsy, blens, bless, blets, bleys, blins, bliny, bliss, blist, blite, blote, blots, boils, boily, boise, boist, boite, boles, bolis, bolti, bolts, bolty, bones, bonie, bosey, bosie, bossy, botel, boyne, btise, bysen, byssi, bytes, eblis, ebons, ebony, elint, eloin, elsin, enlit, enoil, enols, ensis, entsi, entsy, eosin, eyots, ibsen, ileon, inbye, inlet, inset, insol, intel, isles, islet, islot, isoln, istle, leiss, lenis, lenos, lenti, lento, lesbo, lesiy, lessn, lests, liens, liest, lines, liney, linos, lints, linty, lions, lists, listy, lites, lobes, loess, loins, losen, loses, lossy, lotes, lynes, lyons, lyses, lysin, lysis, lytes, neist, nelis, nests, nesty, nilot, niobe, nisse, nitos, nobel, nobis, noble, nobly, noels, noils, noily, noise, noisy, noles, noses, notes, noyes, obeli, obeys, obits, obley, oints, olein, olent, onely, onset, osset, oylet, seils, seity, senit, senso, senti, sents, sesti, seton, sibyl, siens, sient, siest, silen, siles, silos, silts, silty, sines, sison, sites, slent, sleys, sline, slite, slits, slobs, sloes, slone, slote, slots, snebs, snibs, snies, snite, snits, snobs, snots, snyes, soils, soily, solei, solen, soles, sones, sonly, sonse, sonsy, sosie, sotie, soyle, steil, stein, steno, stens, sties, stilb, stile, stine, stion, stobs, stole, stoln, stone, stony, style, styli, stylo, sybil, syboe, syens, sylis, synes, sysin, teils, teloi, telos, telyn, tenio, tenso, tibey, tiens, tiles, tines, tinsy, tobys, toile, toils, toise, toles, tones, toney, toses, tossy, tsine, tynes, yelts, yesso, yests, yetis, yinst, yites, yonis

4 Letter Words for Ostensibly

bein, bels, belt, bely, beni, beno, bens, bent, bess, best, bets, beys, bien, bile, bilo, bine, bino, bins, bint, biol, bion, bios, bist, bite, bito, bits, bleo, blet, bley, blin, blit, blot, boil, bole, bolt, bone, bons, bony, bose, bosn, boss, bote, boti, bots, boys, byes, byon, byss, byte, ebon, elts, enol, ento, eons, ests, eton, eyot, ilot, inbe, inby, inly, inst, intl, into, ions, isle, isls, isnt, isos, itel, itsy, leis, leno, lens, lent, leon, leos, less, lest, leto, lets, leys, libs, lien, lies, line, lino, lins, lint, liny, lion, liss, list, lite, lits, lobe, lobi, lobs, loin, lone, lose, loss, lost, lote, loti, lots, loyn, loys, lyes, lyne, lyon, lyse, lyte, nebo, nebs, ness, nest, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nile, nils, nist, nito, nits, nobs, noel, noes, noil, nole, nolt, nose, nosy, note, nots, noys, nyes, nyet, obes, obey, obis, obit, obli, oils, oily, oint, oles, ones, only, onst, oses, osse, otis, oyes, sebs, seil, seis, seit, sels, selt, sens, sent, sets, seys, sibs, sien, sile, silo, silt, sine, sins, siol, sion, sise, sist, site, sits, sley, slit, slob, sloe, slon, slot, sneb, snib, snit, snob, snot, snye, sobs, soil, sole, soln, sols, sone, sons, sots, soys, sten, stey, stib, stie, stob, sybo, syen, syes, syli, syne, syst, teil, teli, tels, tens, tien, ties, tile, tils, tine, tins, tiny, tobe, toby, toes, toey, toil, tole, tone, tons, tony, tose, toss, tosy, toys, tyes, tyin, tyne, ybet, yelt, yeni, yens, yeso, yest, yeti, yilt, yins, yite, yobi, yobs, yoni, yont, yote

3 Letter Words for Ostensibly

bel, ben, bes, bet, bey, bin, bio, bis, bit, blo, bls, blt, bns, boe, bol, bon, bos, bot, boy, btl, bye, bys, ebn, ebs, elb, eli, els, elt, enl, ens, eon, eos, ess, est, ety, eyl, eyn, ile, ilo, ins, int, ion, ios, ise, isl, isn, iso, ist, its, iyo, lbs, lei, leo, les, let, ley, lib, lie, lin, lis, lit, lob, loe, los, lot, loy, lst, lye, lyn, lys, nbe, neb, nei, neo, net, nib, nie, nil, nis, nit, nob, nol, nos, not, noy, nye, nys, obe, obi, obl, obs, oes, oie, oil, ois, ole, one, oni, ons, ont, ony, ose, osi, oye, oys, sbe, sei, sel, sen, set, sey, sib, sie, sil, sin, sis, sit, sle, slt, sly, sny, sob, sol, son, sot, soy, sse, sty, sye, syl, syn, tbs, tel, ten, tes, tib, tie, til, tin, tis, tln, tlo, tob, toe, toi, tol, ton, tos, toy, tsi, tss, tye, yen, yeo, yes, yet, yin, yis, yob, yoe, yoi, yon, yos, yot

Definitions for Ostensibly

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

Words related to Ostensibly

ostensiblesupposedly, officially, evidently, seemingly, outwardly, superficially, externally, professedly, sensibly

Words nearby Ostensibly

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

Origin of Ostensibly

e1720–30; < French < Latin ostēns(us ), variant of ostentus (see ostensive) + French -ible -ible

Words that may be confused with Ostensibly

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, ostensibleostensible, ostensive

Other words from Ostensibly

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 Ostensibly

eC18: via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend

Synonyms for Ostensibly

evidently, officially, seemingly, supposedly, at first blush, externally, for all intents and purposes, for show, on the face, on the surface, outwardly, professedly, sensibly, superficially, to the eye