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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purporting

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

There are any number of leadership books purporting to direct would-be career professionals on how to manage, in so many different ways, including the leadership of a workforce, which is one of the stickier parts of being a leader, in general. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

The store sold books and magazines purporting to reveal secrets about the inside lives of Chinese leaders and the scandals surrounding them. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

In December 2020, a video purporting to show a person flying with a jetpack was captured by people taking part in an instructional flight out of Torrance airport. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Levine’s defense Levine shared a letter with The Star from an unidentified person purporting to take responsibility for sending the messages. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026