Ostensible vs Avowed - What's the difference?
ostensible | avowed | Synonyms |
Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
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Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
(avow)
openly acknowledged
positively stated
asserted under oath, or vow
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Ostensible is a synonym of avowed.
As adjectives the difference between ostensible and avowed
is that ostensible is apparent, evident; meant for open display while avowed is openly acknowledged.As a verb avowed is
(avow).ostensible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships.
- The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.
Derived terms
* ostensiblyAntonyms
* (meant for open display)References
* ----avowed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see