PURPORT Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpər-ˌpȯrt

Definition of purport

as in meaning

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action was able to give the purport of the governor's speech in a few words

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verb

(ˌ)pər-ˈpȯrt

as in to intend

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?

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as in to allege

to state as a fact usually forcefully he purports to be an expert in criminalistics

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Recent Examples of purport

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Heytens was deeply skeptical that the Virginia law purporting to regulate federal officers passes constitutional muster. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 InfoBip is the wireless provider that helped transmit unsolicited text messages purporting to be from TENT. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The suit seeks to represent a class of schools that purchased athletic equipment in Mississippi and Louisiana at what is purported to be fraudulently inflated prices. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The letter arrived with a thumb drive purporting to contain the list of voters in question, and a handwritten note providing the password. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purport

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purport

Noun

The society granted that biomarkers can define diseases, as with certain cancers, before symptoms appear, but only when their meaning is sufficiently well understood.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
There are various families of bodies in the outer solar system, and 3I/ATLAS’ spectrum bears a resemblance to the spectrum of some medium-sized TNOs that are rich in carbon-dioxide ice and organic compounds (organic meaning containing carbon atoms).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of meaning

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These functions are intended to make the technology easier to operate across changing sailing conditions, while reducing the energy required to generate the bubbles.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
Then, however, the whistle blew and officials said that the previous incomplete pass intended for Tremble was under review.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of intend

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The lawsuit alleged that the facility violated the state's minimum wage and forced labor laws by paying detainees $1 a day to work at the facility, sometimes under threat of solitary confinement.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
OpenAI faces several lawsuits from state AGs and plaintiff attorneys, taking cues from the social media suits in alleging that the design of ChatGPT can pose risks to children.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of allege

Noun

At a free, all-day festival in Newark, hundreds gathered to celebrate Indian culture, with live music, traditional clothing and food creating a sense of connection to home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Democrats know what drove those voters away in the first place — cost of living, rent, grocery bills, public safety and a sense among working families that the party talks past them and even down to them.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of sense

Verb

SpaceX plans to retire both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy shortly after the fully reusable Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is up and running.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The litigation could become a growing financial risk as the company plans for a potential blockbuster IPO.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of plan

Verb

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined around 20 other countries and the European Commission in a declaration insisting that AI remain under human control.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
While the case settled, Fairey had insisted his artistic transformation of an Associated Press photograph constituted fair use.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of insist

Noun

Huffman's comments drew a response from Paoletta, and the two men argued for several minutes about the intent for Memorial Circle and the nearby Arlington Memorial Bridge.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Clinical intent lives inside systems, EHRs, point-of-care workflows and clinical content platforms that were never built to expose it in real time to anyone outside the clinical encounter itself.

— Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026