PURPORTEDLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

purportedly

adverb

Definition of purportedly

as in allegedly

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Recent Examples of purportedly But as the third and purportedly final chapter of the trilogy, a smart campaign will get awards voters focused on the enormity of the Dune endeavor as a whole, on par with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 With Watts purportedly stressed about finances in the wake of the Late Late Show’s end, McCollough volunteered to subsidize his costs by running his social media accounts and handling odd jobs like manning his merch stand. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The site has also purportedly been contacting people about exhibitions and other opportunities. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026 Valhalla alone will purportedly have more than 20 transfers under first-year coach Jason Carter. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purportedly

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In March, a woman in her 20s was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner, who was the subject of multiple restraining orders and was wearing an ankle monitor to track his location.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Realizing his body could no longer execute, Brees allegedly called off the comeback.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of allegedly

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In a house that saw two grisly murders, and is supposedly haunted.

— Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Without anymore than that and taking into account several black eye losses for the conference, metrics the playoff committee supposedly uses like SOS and SOR will likely be dragged down.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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For the 2019 through 2022 tax years, Orr reportedly earned more than $3 million in income from posting content on OnlyFans.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Those who are severely injured or have reached a certain age can be discharged, and some special units reportedly offer limited tours of duty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reportedly

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Rubin presses play on a song, ostensibly without warning Carter.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
News of Loy’s demise barely makes it to Lamb, ostensibly because the death is deemed an accident, but Diana’s motives for keeping it under wraps are worth questioning.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

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Writer and director Quentin Tarantino reputedly wrote at the bar.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
And Mersan & Tümkalıp, another machinery purveyor, is reputedly negotiating assistance deals to retroactively modernize damaged production lines that idled during the war years.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of reputedly

Adverb

With 53% of US 18-to-29s favorable towards socialism but only 45% favorable towards capitalism, Gen Z evidently feel let down by capitalism.

— Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Mahomes finished 15 of 27 for 184 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception that was quite evidently the result of a miscommunication with Xavier Worthy.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

The difference between the two, is that Nikola seemingly has to be motivated to maximize his potential.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
But unlike the seemingly different ideas that Wilson is able to find absurd and poignant connections between in his documentaries, his other project while making the film is one that almost makes too much sense.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026

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