Synonyms of purporting

purporting

verb

present participle of purport

1

as in intending

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intending
• planning
• hoping
• trying
• going
• aiming
• looking
• proposing
• contemplating
• meaning
• wishing
• attempting
• designing
• aspiring
• calculating
• allowing
• purposing
• meditating
• considering
• endeavoring
• figuring on
• struggling
• striving
• debating
• dreaming
• plotting
• pondering
• effecting
• performing
• achieving
• executing
• accomplishing
• mulling (over)
• scheming

2

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully

he purports to be an expert in criminalistics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleging
• claiming
• insisting
• asserting
• contending
• declaring
• announcing
• maintaining
• proclaiming
• protesting
• affirming
• professing
• arguing
• averring
• confirming
• warranting
• avowing
• reasoning
• putting forth
• defending
• justifying
• avouching
• broadcasting
• rationalizing
• vindicating
• upholding
• reaffirming
• reasserting
• persevering
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• abandoning
• rejecting
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• disavowing
• negating
• questioning
• disputing
• challenging
• refuting
• disproving
• contradicting
• rebutting
• countering
• gainsaying
• disowning
• negativing
• confuting