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purported
adjective as in alleged
Weak matches
adjective as in hypothetic
adjective as in nominal
adjective as in ostensible
adjective as in pretended
Strong matches
adjective as in so-called
adjective as in supposed
adjective as in suppositional
adjective as in suppositious
adjective as in supposititious
adjective as in suppositive
Example Sentences
One such video purported to show illegal Haitian immigrants voting.
Beyond his purported frustration with organized religion, we learn very little about Reed.
She posted the notice, which came from a purported lawyer named Michael Woods with a Los Angeles address that doesn’t exist in Postal Service records.
For all his purported devotion to sameness, at the top of this season Laszlo pompously announced that he forbade Nadja from getting a job and having regular contact with the world.
Roberts and his colleagues purported to be crafting an opinion for the ages.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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