ostensible

/ɒstˈɛnsəbə‍l/

/ɑˈstɛnsəbəɫ/

ostensible

appearing or stated to be true or real, but potentially deceptive or misleading

synonyms : ostensive

appearing as such but not necessarily so

Examples

1. Uh, yes, the adventure was the ostensible reason for the book.

2. The ostensible premise for the separation of Adam and Eve on the morning of the Fall is Eve's desire to work separately from Adam.

3. And that ultimately was the kind of ostensible rationale of what zero tolerance was.

4. Elsewhere in the film, we see another dojo by another ostensible master, who is also teaching them mostly just technical skills.