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

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1. purport

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

   Antonyms:
   statement, assertion, declaration, proposition, announcement

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Claim

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1. purportnoun

   Synonyms:
   design, meaning, signification, import, significance, drift, tenor, scope, sense, tendency, gist, intent, spirit

2. purportverb

   Synonyms:
   intend, mean, signify, import

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1. purportnoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, signification, import

2. purportverb

   Synonyms:
   mean, intend, signify, import

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1. List of paraphrases for "purport":

   thrust

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1. Michael Caster:

   It's absurd to claim Peter was engaged in malicious efforts to attack or discredit China, to purport that Peter was 'planted' in China by foreign forces is part of a trend by Chinese authorities of blaming 'hostile foreign forces' for domestic grievances.

2. Claude Arnold:

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

3. Lynn Tramonte:

   House Republicans are advancing legislation that would mean more chaos, more families separated, and no benefit to public safety, democrats, and Republicans who purport to want to live up to American values and reform immigration system, should not give one more ounce of authority or one more dollar to this administration.

4. Lysander Spooner:

   Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But this consent of 'the people' exists only in theory. It has no existence in fact. Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given.

5. 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 ?