Synonyms for on the face of it
on the face of it

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1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

   from appearances alone

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, seemingly, evidently, obviously, apparently

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1. The IEA:

   On the face of it, the oil price appears to be stabilising. What a precarious balance it is, however, behind the façade of stability, the rebalancing triggered by the price collapse has yet to run its course, and it might be overly optimistic to expect it to proceed smoothly.

2. Scott Phillips:

   While sensible on the face of it, these changes carry a very real risk of discouraging much needed, national interest investment as Australia heads into our first recession in 29 years.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   Climate change. Gun safety. Health care. On the face of it, these three are totally different issues. But despite our being the strongest and wealthiest country in the history of the world, our democracy is paralyzed, and why ? Because giant corporations have bought off our government.

4. Michael Noonan:

   I don't see the basis for a solution emerging yet, many of the proposals that are emanating are, on the face of it, technically impossible.

5. Phil Flynn:

   On the face of it, this executive order should have been bullish if anything to oil, if it impedes oil moving of Venezuela in any way, but Venezuela is such a basket case that people tend to worry about so many other things concerning that country, and that's possibly what caused the market to go down.