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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Glass displays feature dozens of Western rifles and drones, purported trophies from the battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

After Dillman expressed concern about his client’s mental health, Cooley cleared the courtroom so she could question the attorney for evidence of Ortiz’s purported mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Most of the attacks have been claimed by a purported group called Hayi.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Another part of the publication dealt with the "purported risk AI poses to humanity," according to the compaint.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

For it purported to create a consolidated federal government with powers sufficient to coerce obedience to national laws—in effect, to discipline a truly continental union—while remaining true to the republican principles of 1776.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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