PURPORTING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

purporting

verb

present participle of purport

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?

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as in alleging

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

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Recent Examples of purporting According to investigators, the 19-year-old victim responded to a Craigslist ad purporting to look for an overnight babysitter on July 27, 2016. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The film depicts the world’s richest man as petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel, detached from humans at a personal level (including various ex-partners and many of his children) while purporting to want to save humanity by colonizing Mars. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Fars later posted videos and images purporting to show the vessel out of the water. — Anniek Bao,spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 In footage released by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, purporting to show the aftermath of a US strike, heavy smoke can be seen hanging in the air above rubble on the ground. — Zachary Cohen, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Those included letters from immigration authorities, Social Security cards and a Defense Department letter purporting to say the immigrants were enrolled in military health coverage. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Some catalytic event—a Reichstag Fire analogue, or another January 6, or a bogus declassification purporting to show foreign hackers changing votes—could be used to manufacture a phony rationale for emergency action. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Trump is purporting to follow the letter of the War Powers Resolution while mocking its spirit. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026 That’s the right interpretation of the 14th Amendment and reaffirms the 1898 precedent that the president tried to upend with his executive order purporting to deny citizenship to children of undocumented people. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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However, while Judge is intending on playing, manager Aaron Boone had a different thought process on Tuesday.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In episode three, mercenaries rock up to the Reacher gang’s secret hideout intending to kill them all.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of intending

Verb

Different views on the topic Bianco’s legal team argued that the sheriff had a duty to investigate a complaint alleging discrepancies in the election and had acted lawfully after obtaining search warrants from a neutral magistrate.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
She’s accused by a creative agency alleging $1 million in unpaid fees.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alleging

Verb

As part of the wider anniversary push, Burberry is also planning an in-store activation in London.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

Last Monday, the three news outlets filed suit, claiming that the ban violated their First Amendment rights.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
In fact, Crawford said, her organization has represented several asylum cases for LGBTQ Cameroonian nationals claiming persecution due to their sexuality.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of claiming

Verb

Right tackle Blake Frazier left the game in the third quarter, trying to keep weight off his right leg, and later returned to play.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Trump already faces opposition to the Iran war among many in his own Republican Party, but trying to find a face-saving way to end it quickly could anger allies, too.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of trying

Verb

Signatories included some of the same people who have been insisting that, in the absence of a coordinated safety effort, their technology can’t be trusted.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Rather than insisting that these whales continue with their life, which is a human decision, perhaps they should be allowed to die gracefully and respectfully on their own.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of insisting

Verb

But this is Mahomes, Kelce, Jones and coach Andy Reid coming to town with three Super Bowls under their belt and a determination to return to contending form early this season after going 6-11 last year.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Dramatic cuffs added more angles to the look, while the buttons going undone at the waist created a touch of tension that transitioned to Edgar-Jones’ skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

Boutrous pushed back on the claim, asserting that the first mention of national security came only days after the ban was imposed.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
But that is different from reserving the right, in advance, to misbehave — or asserting that your brother-in-law was not actually forgiven.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

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