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English adjective: supposed | |||
| 1. | supposed required or under orders | ||
| Samples | I'm supposed to be there at ten. He was supposed to go to the store. | ||
| Similar | obligated | ||
| Antonyms | unobligated | ||
| 2. | supposed mistakenly believed | ||
| Samples | The supposed existence of ghosts. | ||
| Similar | improbable, unlikely | ||
| Antonyms | probable, likely | ||
| 3. | supposed doubtful or suspect | ||
| Samples | These so-called experts are no help. | ||
| Synonyms | alleged, so-called | ||
| Similar | questionable | ||
| Antonyms | unquestionable | ||
| 4. | supposed based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | ||
| Samples | Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural. The supposed reason for his absence. Suppositious reconstructions of dead languages. Hypothetical situation. | ||
| Synonyms | conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious | ||
| Similar | theoretic, theoretical | ||
| Antonyms | empirical, empiric | ||
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