ostensibly

• Adverb, das bedeutet, dass etwas dem Anschein nach so ist oder aus den verfügbaren Informationen so scheint, wobei oft angedeutet wird, dass der wahre Sachverhalt anders sein könnte oder die angegebene Begründung möglicherweise nicht zutrifft.

An adverb meaning 'apparently' or 'as far as can be seen or understood,' often implying that the stated reason or appearance may not be the true one. It is used to indicate that something seems to be true based on available evidence, but may be misleading or deceptive.

1. Seemingly or apparentlyC1formal

   Used to describe something that appears to be true or the case, but may not be so.

   Angeblich

   • He went to the library ostensibly to study, but actually to meet his friend.
   • The company hired her ostensibly as a consultant, but she was really a spy.
   • Ostensibly, the meeting was about budget cuts, but it was really about layoffs.

   Synonymeallegedlyapparentlyon the face of itoutwardlyseeminglysuperficiallysupposedly