Synonyms for Supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed

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1. supposed

   Synonyms:
   conceived, fabulous, fanciful, feigned, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, imaginary, reported, supposititious, theoretical, unreal, untrue, visionary

   Antonyms:
   actual, authentic, certain, demonstrable, developed, essential, genuine, positive, real, substantial, true, unquestionable, veritable

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1. supposed(p)adjective

   required or under orders

   "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"

   Antonyms:
   empirical, empiric, unquestionable, likely, unobligated, probable

2. supposed(a)adjective

   mistakenly believed

   "the supposed existence of ghosts"

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable, empirical, likely, empiric, probable, unobligated

3. alleged(a), so-called, supposedadjective

   doubtful or suspect

   "these so-called experts are no help"

   Antonyms:
   unobligated, unquestionable, likely, empirical, empiric, probable

4. conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititiousadjective

   based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

   "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"

   Synonyms:
   hypothetic, so-called, supposititious, conjectural, sibylline, supposed, supposed(a), divinatory, suppositional, mantic, supposed(p), hypothetical, sibyllic, vatical, suppositious, vatic, alleged(a)

   Antonyms:
   probable, likely, empirical, unobligated, empiric, unquestionable

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1. supposedadjective

   Synonyms:
   assumed, presumed, putative

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1. List of paraphrases for "supposed":

   alleged, presumed, assumed, so-called, purported

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How to use Supposed in a sentence?

1. John Ojeisekhoba:

   Church is supposed to be a sacred place. Telling your congregation that we need to have armed security during the service, it's not something that is easy to do.

2. James Whitehorne:

   We're supposed to provide states with what they identify as needing.

3. Guy Clark:

   Music is supposed to be entertaining and if it touches you emotionally, so much the better. Sometimes you do it to save your own life, not anybody else's. That's why I write. I'm not trying to change anybody else's life or the world, I'm trying to keep from blowing my own brains out. That's the real point.

4. Colin Kaepernick:

   To me, this is something that has to change, and when there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, and this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand.

5. Brian Jorde:

   These permits should not be granted, but certainly not to acompany with repeated safety failures and frequent spills, granting of these permits are supposed to correspond with more vigorous inspections and more frequent inspections by the applicant, but in reality, it is more self-policing which typically falls below the intent of the special permit.