supposed — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Alleged; assumed.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   reputed

   Examples

   Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll.

   The people were averse to him, as the supposed author of the violence on the monasteries; establishments which were still revered and beloved by the commonalty.

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   Many criticisms have been made of prophylactic external cephalic version based on the supposed dangers of the manipulation.

Adjective

1. Only used in supposed to

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. required or under orders

   Examples

   I'm supposed to be there at ten

   he was supposed to go to the store

2. mistakenly believed

   Examples

   the supposed existence of ghosts

3. doubtful or suspect

   Synonyms

   allegedso-called

   Examples

   these so-called experts are no help

4. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

   Synonyms

   conjecturaldivinatoryhypotheticalhypotheticsuppositionalsuppositioussupposititious

   Examples

   theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural

   the supposed reason for his absence

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   suppositious reconstructions of dead languages

   hypothetical situation