What is another word for purportedly?
Pronunciation:
[ pɜːpˈɔːtɪdlɪ], [ pɜːpˈɔːtɪdlɪ], [ p_ɜː_p_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_d_l_ɪ]
Related words: purportedly meaning, purportedly used in a sentence, purportedly synonym, purportedly an adjective, purportedly an adverb, purportedly used as adverb, purportedly an interjection
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Synonyms for Purportedly:
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adv.
• supposedly • all Other synonyms:
- allegedly ,
- ostensibly .
Other relevant words:
- Intendedly ,
- Purposedly ,
- advisedly ,
- apparently ,
- avowedly ,
- believably ,
- calculatedly ,
- calculatingly ,
- conceivably ,
- designedly ,
- evidently ,
- falsely ,
- feasibly ,
- heartedly ,
- it would seem ,
- outwardly ,
- plausibly ,
- pointedly ,
- possibly ,
- professedly ,
- purport ,
- seemingly ,
- speciously ,
- spiritedly ,
- superficially .
- Preception ,
- Propositional ,
- approximation ,
- assumption ,
- ballpark ,
- bet ,
- conjecture ,
- educated guess ,
- estimate ,
- estimation ,
- guess ,
- guesswork ,
- overestimate ,
- preconception ,
- presumption ,
- presupposition ,
- proposition ,
- purported ,
- shot ,
- sneaking ,
- speculation ,
- speculative ,
- supposition ,
- surmise ,
- suspicion ,
- think ,
- underestimate .
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How to use "Purportedly" in context?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, purported means "supposed, asserted or rumored." A purported champion is someone who is supposedly the best at something, or who is being touted as such. A purported terrorist is someone accused of being a terrorist, even though there is no evidence to back up this claim.
Paraphrases for Purportedly:
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Equivalence
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Adverb
allegedly, ostensibly, reportedly, supposedly.
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Adverb
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Independent
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Adverb
admittedly, apparently, presumably, seemingly.
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Adverb
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