supposed as in required or under orders
- "I'm supposed to be there at ten"
- "he was supposed to go to the store"
Synonyms
- supposed(p)
supposed as in mistakenly believed
- "the supposed existence of ghosts"
Synonyms
- supposed(a)
supposed as in doubtful or suspect
- "these so-called experts are no help"
Synonyms
- alleged(a)
- so-calleddoubtful or suspect
supposed as in 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
- conjecturalbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- divinatoryresembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- hypotheticala hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- hypotheticbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- suppositionalbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- suppositiousbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- supposititiousbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence