Definitions

purported

[per-pawr-tid] / pərˈpɔr tɪd /

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

Antonyms

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certain definite sure

ADJECTIVE

hypothetic

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

ADJECTIVE

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

Antonyms

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actual important real significant true

ADJECTIVE

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

Antonyms

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improbable obscure unlikely vague

ADJECTIVE

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

ADJECTIVE

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

ADJECTIVE

supposed

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alleged apparent presumed

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asserted presupposed

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likely

ADJECTIVE

suppositional

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

ADJECTIVE

suppositious

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

ADJECTIVE

supposititious

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

ADJECTIVE

suppositive

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

Example Sentences

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“Kevin Juin solicited more than $2 million in purported loans to invest in a lingerie company, while funneling the money to personal accounts to fund a luxurious lifestyle,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The White House issued a terse statement, calling the purported draft a "complete fabrication".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Many veterans, Byrnes said, have also expressed serious concern about the war, even if they’re not fundamentally opposed to its purported aims.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The group’s 2024 hate map, which names and plots by location purported extremist groups nationwide, contains more than twice as many entries as it did in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Court records showed, for instance, that Burt had stolen money that Bigheart had intended for Vaughan, even though Burt purported to be Vaughan’s close friend.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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