in the face of
• when confronted with.
• "her resolution in the face of the enemy"
on the face of it
• without knowing all of the relevant facts; apparently.
• "on the face of it, these improvements look to be insignificant"
Similar:
ostensibly,
to the casual eye,
at face value,
to all appearances,
from appearances,
to go/judge by appearances,
to all intents and purposes,
at first glance,
on the surface,
superficially,
apparently,
seemingly,
evidently,
outwardly,
it seems (that),
it would seem (that),
it appears (that),
it would appear (that),
as far as one knows,
as far as one can see/tell,
by all accounts,
so it seems,
so the story goes,
so I'm told,
so it appears/seems,
so it would appear/seem,
allegedly,
supposedly,
reputedly,
