ostensibleformal

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Seeming and purporting to be
apparent
appear
appearance
as if/thoughidiom
by the look(s) of thingsidiom
come across
come off
formal
outward
outwardly
outwardness
parallax
pass
pass for sb/sth
semblance
superficial
superficiality
superficially
supposably
surface

seeming | American Dictionary

seeming
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈsi·mɪŋ/
appearing true or obvious, although it might not be:
Their seeming reluctance to demand better treatment was puzzling.

seemingly

adverb[ not gradable ]us/ˈsi·mɪŋ·li/
He is seemingly untroubled by our recent problems.