The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ALLEGED , but the solution may also be SOCALLED which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Ostensible crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEGED | 29 % | 7 |
| REPUTED | 21 % | 7 |
| APPARENT | 21 % | 8 |
| STATED | 14 % | 6 |
| SEEMING | 7 % | 7 |
| SOCALLED | 7 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ostensible
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ostensive
- seeming
- apparent
- imitative
- superficial
- counterfeit
- manifest
- conspicuous
- visible
- obvious
- overt
- declared
Crossword Answer definitions
ALLEGED verb- To state under oath, to plead.
- To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
- To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- To lighten, diminish.
- Asserted but not proved.
- Supposed but doubtful.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALLEGED
- Ostensible
- Took a stab in Clue
- Purported
- Claimed without proof
- So-called
- Thought to be
- Contended
- Pretrial word
- Asserted
- Asserted without proof.
More clues leading to the result REPUTED
- Alleged (to be)
- Supposed
- Generally believed
- Said (to be)
- Supposed to be such.
- Generally supposed.
- Popularly supposed.
- According to popular belief.
- Said to be.
- Generally regarded
More clues leading to the result APPARENT
More clues leading to the result STATED
- Put into words
- Declared
- Transmitted vocally
- Explicit
- Explicit, say
- Declared as fact
- Declared specifically
- Proclaimed
- Said
- Uttered