inward vs ostensible

inward

adv
  • Towards the inside. 

  • Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self. 

adj
  • Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially relating to mental or spiritual faculties as opposed to external ones. 

  • Moving or tending toward the inside. 

  • Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. 

ostensible

adj
  • Apparent, evident; meant for open display. 

  • Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real). 

How often have the words inward and ostensible occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )