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That chair was very sturdy, or so I thought.

"Or so I thought" means the previous phrase is wrong after a while of consideration. (or something similar)

Is there any term/words that can replace "or so I thought" in the same/similar context? (Rephrasing is fine, but not just purely replacing the words, ie. "or so I presumed")

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  • Is "I errantly believed" too similar?
    – Ben W.
    Commented Aug 5, 2015 at 23:36
  • or "erroneously"?
    – Sawbones
    Commented Aug 5, 2015 at 23:44
  • "In my younger and more vulnerable years"?
    – approxiblue
    Commented Aug 5, 2015 at 23:47

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You can use at first glance, which has one less syllable.

when first considering something, before having a chance to look at it carefully

At first glance the deal looked wonderful, but after reading the fine print he wasn’t so sure.

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