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past tense form of purport.
past participle of purport.

Definitions

purported

[per-pawr-tid] / pərˈpɔr tɪd /

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alleged adj.
hypothetic adj.
nominal adj.
ostensible adj.
pretended adj.
so-called adj.
supposed adj.
suppositional adj.
suppositious adj.
supposititious adj.
suppositive adj.

ADJECTIVE

alleged

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so-called stated supposed

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averred declared described pretended professed suspect

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dubious ostensible questionable suspicious

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certain definite sure

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hypothetic

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alleged apparent asserted conjectural hypothetical inferential likely presumed presumptive presupposed suppositional suppositious supposititious suppositive

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nominal

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ostensible titular

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formal given puppet simple

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alleged apparent as advertised honorary in effect only in name only mentioned named pretended professed seeming self-styled so-called stated suggested

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actual important real significant true

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ostensible

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avowed plausible professed

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apparent colorable demonstrative exhibited illusive illusory likely manifest notable outward pretended quasi seeming semblant so-called specious superficial

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improbable obscure unlikely vague

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pretended

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affected assumed avowed bluffing cheating concealed counterfeit covered dissimulated fake falsified feigned lying masked mock pretend professed quack sham shammed simulated supposed

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artificial bogus charlatan factitious false fictitious impostrous imposturous make believe ostensible phony pseudo put on so-called spurious

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bare exposed genuine open original real revealed true

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sincere

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so-called

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alleged formal self-styled

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allegedly commonly named itular nominal ostensible pretended professed self-named soi-disant wrongly named

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supposed

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alleged apparent presumed

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asserted presupposed

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likely

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suppositional

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alleged apparent asserted conjectural hypothetic hypothetical inferential likely presumed presumptive presupposed suppositious supposititious suppositive

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suppositious

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alleged apparent asserted conjectural hypothetic hypothetical inferential likely presumed presumptive presupposed suppositional supposititious suppositive

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supposititious

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alleged apparent asserted conjectural hypothetic hypothetical inferential likely presumed presumptive presupposed suppositional suppositious suppositive

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suppositive

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alleged apparent asserted conjectural hypothetic hypothetical inferential likely presumed presumptive presupposed suppositional suppositious supposititious

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purported

By requiring nonprofits to disclose only whether someone on staff has been found liable for wrongdoing, the purported regulation under consideration only hooks onto individuals’ conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He said he was lured with an invitation to a purported meeting called by Rocha.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Times first contacted Median Strategies last week, seeking more details about the purported poll it claimed showed Bass leading Raman by 12 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

But Monday, in response to repeated inquiries from The Times, the company said the purported “poll” was nothing of the kind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

During one such game, Babe Ruth hit what has been purported to be his longest home run ever, 620 feet, over the prison wall.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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