SUPPOSED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUPPOSED?

Need another word that means the same as “supposed”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “supposed” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Supposed” are: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, alleged, so-called, apparent, seeming, putative, reputed, purported, ostensible, specious

Supposed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Supposed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “supposed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Required or under orders.
• Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so.
• Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence.
• Doubtful or suspect.
• Mistakenly believed.

Synonyms of "Supposed" as an adjective (16 Words)

alleged	Declared but not proved. Alleged abuses of housing benefits.
apparent	Appearing as such but not necessarily so. It became apparent that he was talented.
conjectural	Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. The evidence was deemed too conjectural.
divinatory	Being or having the nature of a god-J.G.Frazier-J.G.Saxe. The high priest s divinatory pronouncement.
hypothetic	Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. Hypothetical situation.
hypothetical	Based on or serving as a hypothesis. Hypothetical situation.
ostensible	Represented or appearing as such; pretended. His ostensible purpose was charity his real goal popularity.
purported	Appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; alleged. The purported marriage was void.
putative	Generally considered or reputed to be. The foundling s putative father.
reputed	Widely known and well thought of. A reputed budget of 165 million.
seeming	Giving the impression of having a specified quality. His seeming honesty.
so-called	Doubtful or suspect.
specious	Superficially plausible, but actually wrong. A specious argument.
suppositional	Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence.
suppositious	Based on assumption rather than fact. Suppositious reconstructions of dead languages.
supposititious	Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. The supposititious heir to the throne.

Usage Examples of "Supposed" as an adjective

• The supposed existence of ghosts.
• People admire their supposed industriousness.
• The supposed reason for his absence.
• He was supposed to go to the store.
• I'm supposed to be there at ten.

Associations of "Supposed" (30 Words)

alleged	Declared but not proved- Wall Street Journal. Alleged abuses of housing benefits.
appear	Appear as a character on stage or appear in a play etc. Did your latest book appear yet.
assumed	Adopted in order to deceive. A man living under an assumed name.
call	A direction in a square dance given by the caller. The linesman called the ball wide.
declared	Declared as fact explicitly stated. Despite the company s declared good intentions some remained sceptical.
disbelief	Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real. Laura shook her head in disbelief.
doubtful	Unsettled in mind or opinion. They were doubtful that the cord would hold.
farfetched	(of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing. A farfetched excuse.
fictitious	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fictitious address.
hypothetical	A hypothetical proposition or statement. Officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals.
implausible	Highly imaginative but unlikely. Gave the teacher an implausible excuse.
impossible	Not able to occur, exist, or be done. An impossible dream.
improbable	Too improbable to admit of belief. An improbable event.
incredible	Very good; wonderful. At incredible speed.
incredulity	Doubt about the truth of something. He stared down the street in incredulity.
incredulous	(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. An incredulous gasp.
ostensible	Appearing as such but not necessarily so. The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
presumptive	Of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information. A strong presumptive case is made out.
putative	Generally considered or reputed to be. The putative author of the book.
questionable	Doubtful as regards truth or validity. A fire of questionable origin.
scenario	A setting, in particular for a work of art or literature. The scenario is World War Two.
seem	Seem to be true probable or apparent. It seems that he is very gifted.
sham	Pretend to be or to be experiencing. The opossum escapes danger by shamming dead.
stated	Declared as fact explicitly stated. The stated aim of the programme.
theoretical	Concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. The training is practical rather than theoretical.
unbelievable	Not able to be believed; unlikely to be true. Your audacity is unbelievable.
unconvincing	Not convincing. She felt the lie was unconvincing.
unlikely	Has little chance of being the case or coming about. Legislation on the question is highly unlikely.
unreliable	Dangerously unstable and unpredictable. Unreliable information.
unthinkable	Incapable of being conceived or considered. It was unthinkable that John could be dead.