| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | allegedly | according to what is asserted |
| 2. | apparent | seeming rather than necessarily real |
| 3. | apparently | as it seems on the surface |
| 4. | as alleged | according to what is alleged |
| 5. | as claimed | according to what is claimed |
| 6. | as it appears | judging from appearances |
| 7. | as presumed | as may be presumed |
| 8. | as reported | according to reports given |
| 9. | as supposed | as people suppose |
| 10. | as things seem | judging from how it seems |
| 11. | at face value | accepting outward appearance |
| 12. | at least apparently | so far as appearances show |
| 13. | believably | in a way that seems credible |
| 14. | broadly | in general outline |
| 15. | by all accounts | according to what people say |
| 16. | by and large | generally speaking |
| 17. | by report | according to reports |
| 18. | by reputation | according to reputation |
| 19. | ceremonially | as a matter of form |
| 20. | claimed | asserted to be true |
| 21. | conceivably | possibly as one might suppose |
| 22. | confessedly | as openly admitted |
| 23. | convincingly | in a way that seems persuasive |
| 24. | cosmetic | affecting appearance, not substance |
| 25. | credibly | in a way that seems believable |
| 26. | deceptively | in a misleading seeming way |
| 27. | declared | openly stated |
| 28. | declaredly | as openly declared |
| 29. | effectively | in practical result or appearance |
| 30. | externally | from the outside appearance |
| 31. | face-value | based on surface appearance |
| 32. | falsely | not truly, despite appearances |
| 33. | for all appearances | judging by appearances |
| 34. | for all one knows | so far as is known |
| 35. | for the most part | generally as it seems |
| 36. | formal | official in appearance only |
| 37. | formally | in official appearance or form |
| 38. | from appearances | judging by appearances |
| 39. | generally | in most respects |
| 40. | hypothetically | as a supposition |
| 41. | in a sense | in one way of seeing it |
| 42. | in appearance | as seen outwardly |
| 43. | in effect | for practical purposes |
| 44. | in form | in outward form |
| 45. | in name | only by title or label |
| 46. | in principle | theoretically rather than actually |
| 47. | it appears that | it seems that |
| 48. | it seems that | it appears that |
| 49. | judging by appearances | based on outward signs |
| 50. | misleadingly | in a way that gives false impression |
| 51. | more or less | approximately or seemingly |
| 52. | nominal | existing in name only |
| 53. | nominally | in name rather than reality |
| 54. | officially | according to official statement |
| 55. | on paper | in formal appearance only |
| 56. | ostensible | apparent rather than real |
| 57. | ostensive | showing or seeming outwardly |
| 58. | outwardly | in external appearance |
| 59. | plausibly | in a believable seeming way |
| 60. | presumably | as may reasonably be assumed |
| 61. | presumed | accepted as likely true |
| 62. | presumptively | by reasonable assumption |
| 63. | prima facie | at first appearance |
| 64. | professedly | as openly claimed |
| 65. | purported | appearing or claimed to be |
| 66. | purportedly | as is claimed or reported |
| 67. | putative | generally assumed to be |
| 68. | putatively | generally supposed or assumed |
| 69. | reportedly | according to reports |
| 70. | reputedly | according to reputation or report |
| 71. | roughly | approximately or generally |
| 72. | seeming | appearing to be true |
| 73. | seemingly | in appearance rather than reality |
| 74. | skin-deep | only superficially true |
| 75. | so it seems | apparently so |
| 76. | speciously | with deceptive appearance of truth |
| 77. | spuriously | falsely or not genuinely |
| 78. | statedly | as stated, though uncommon |
| 79. | superficially | only in outward appearance |
| 80. | supposedly | according to what is claimed |
| 81. | surface | relating only to appearance |
| 82. | technically | according to formal appearance |
| 83. | titularly | in title only |
| 84. | to all appearances | as things seem outwardly |
| 85. | to all intents | for practical appearance purposes |
| 86. | to all seeming | as far as appearances show |
| 87. | to judge by appearances | based on outward signs |
| 88. | to look at | judging by appearance |
| 89. | to the eye | as it looks visually |
| 90. | token | merely symbolic or nominal |
| 91. | under a cloak of | hidden beneath an appearance of |
| 92. | under a show of | with only an outward display of |
| 93. | under an appearance of | with merely seeming qualities of |
| 94. | under color of | with a claimed appearance of authority |
| 95. | under cover of | behind an apparent reason or excuse |
| 96. | under pretense of | with a false appearance of purpose |
| 97. | under semblance of | under a merely apparent form of |
| 98. | under the guise of | appearing to be; not truly |
| 99. | veneer-deep | only true on the surface |
| 100. | virtually | almost or in effect |
