Antonyms for purport
pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrtpur·port

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1. purport

   Antonyms:
   statement, assertion, declaration, proposition, announcement

   Synonyms:
   tendency, meaning, import, bearing, signification, drift, tenor, current, intent, spirit

Matched Categories

1. • Claim

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1. intent, purport, spiritnoun

   the intended meaning of a communication

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, liveliness, smell, design, flavour, disembodied spirit, sprightliness, feel, flavor, look, spirit, drift, feeling, heart, life, intent, emotional state, tone, purpose

2. drift, purportverb

   the pervading meaning or tenor

   "caught the general drift of the conversation"

   Synonyms:
   trend, impetus, movement, heading, spirit, impulsion, gallery, intent, drift

3. purportverb

   have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

   "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

   Synonyms:
   propose, purpose, aim

4. aim, purpose, purport, proposeverb

   propose or intend

   "I aim to arrive at noon"

   Synonyms:
   suggest, aim, shoot for, place, pop the question, draw a bead on, aspire, drive, advise, declare oneself, take aim, project, propose, resolve, direct, train, get, take, target, calculate, nominate, point, purpose, offer

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1. purportnoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, signification, import

2. purportverb

   Synonyms:
   mean, intend, signify, import

How to use purport in a sentence?

1. Larry Scirotto:

   The bottom row had several white males and one white female. And we're talking in conversation as it relates to our community and the expectation of a diverse and inclusive organization. And how do I purport we have that when the entire bottom row are white men ?

2. Memory Kachambwa:

   You can not speak from both corners of your mouth and apply double standards as you purport to speak for women, it is absurd to aspire to do so when your utterances and actions are heavily sexist and objectify the very same women you claim to speak for. And in any case, who said women can not speak for themselves ?

3. Samuel Estreicher:

   The board’s decision could use some clarification but does not jeopardize a company’s corporate responsibility policy for its vendors and suppliers, providing Microsoft Corp or other brands do not control or purport to control day-to-day labor and personnel decisions of the suppliers.

4. Claude Arnold:

   That's a scheme where institutions purport to be schools, but are really not doing any education whatsoever.

5. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General:

   From California to Maine, consumers ingest pills, powders and liquids every day, not knowing whether they are wasting money or whether they may end up harming, rather than helping, themselves. Unfortunately, many of these products are not what they purport to be or can not do what the distributors claim they can do.

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