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(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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1. Anya Kamenetz:

   We feel guilt putting our children in front of a screen because it is a violation of the premise that we are supposed to be constantly educating them.

2. Melania Trump:

   I follow the law the way it's supposed to be ... I applied for a visa. I went by the system. I went by the law, and you should do that.

3. Patricia Steuer:

   I’m feeling sad because this is absolutely a perceived loss on my part, i’m wondering what the 43-year ordeal that I went through was supposed to be about.

4. Hannah Tandy:

   We have talked about bullying and how ... if bullying is to be put to a stop, the grown-ups have to be a good example of what the behavior is supposed to be for the children.

5. Brandon Williams:

   We need change in this broken system, it was built to oppress us. It was built against us. Oftentimes we see people who are supposed to protect and serve... they do the total opposite.