Synonyms of putatively

putatively

adverb

as in seemingly

to all outward appearances

the lake's putatively pristine water is actually crawling with microorganisms that can wreak havoc with your gastrointestinal system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemingly
• apparently
• supposedly
• ostensibly
• evidently
• presumably
• probably
• likely
• ostensively
• visibly
• perhaps
• obviously
• on the surface
• maybe
• clearly
• possibly
• distinctly
• surely
• outwardly
• externally
• allegedly
• purportedly
• credibly
• conceivably
• professedly
• positively
• manifestly
• reportedly
• reputedly
• presumedly
• believably
• assuredly
• supposably
• assumably
• self-evidently
• plainly
• mayhap
• perchance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incredibly
• impossibly
• improbably
• implausibly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putatively

Miller has long been concerned with some of the actions taken after 9/11, putatively in her name, against Muslims in general. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The eight-story glass building at the center of the complex, which had putatively been devoted to vaccine manufacturing, was in fact a highly classified defense facility. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Such agencies are putatively created to provide expert advice to the president on complex issues such as nuclear technology and consumer product safety. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

But with supposedly or putatively race-neutral methods, for 100 years, the right to vote was denied. — CBS News, 4 May 2026

From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms. — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Over the next several years, Leo, through the Judicial Crisis Network, continued to back conservative candidates in Wisconsin, where judicial elections are, putatively, nonpartisan. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2023