1adjective
appearing as such but not necessarily so
“for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent”
01 Word definition
ostensible
10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants
Is OSTENSIBLE a word?
Yes. OSTENSIBLE is a 10-letter adjective. appearing as such but not necessarily so Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-S-T-E-N-S-I-B-L-EHow do you spell OSTENSIBLE?
OSTENSIBLE contains 10 letters, begins with O, and ends with E.
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2adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗apparentseemingostensive
02 Letter breakdown
How is OSTENSIBLE spelled?
O1S2T3E4N5S6I7B8L9E10
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About OSTENSIBLE.
How do you spell OSTENSIBLE?
OSTENSIBLE is spelled O-S-T-E-N-S-I-B-L-E. It contains 10 letters.