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ostensible
Ostensible means something that seems to be true but it may not be true. (adjective)
An example of ostensible is a reason that is given for a trip that may not be the real reason.
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See ostensible in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See ostensible in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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