REPORTEDLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

reportedly

adverb

Definition of reportedly

as in allegedly

according to what has been said

—used to indicate what has been said or reported The medication's side effects are reportedly few and mild. They reportedly stole one million dollars.

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Recent Examples of reportedly His March 2025 approval reportedly came around the same time that the bureau ended its program that paid adopters $1,000 per horse. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Hayden Panettiere’s mom, Lesley Vogel, is reportedly moving to take control of her estate. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2026 Fury is reportedly open to fighting in New York, but Joshua's camp remains the primary obstacle, highlighting a standoff over financial terms and contractual obligations. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Abercrombie & Fitch is also reportedly looking for local partners in China to hand off the reins of its business there and strengthen its performance. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reportedly

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Jason Smith said, police were tipped off that the suspect allegedly packed his bags and left the apartment.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Investigators allegedly found videos on a cell phone showing Ayres’ repeatedly assaulting Dunn.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegedly

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Because apparently groceries need to be accelerated urgently.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Clancy then ingested prescription medication, slashed her wrists and neck with a knife, and apparently threw herself head first out of a second-story window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the sternum down.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of apparently

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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

Definition of purportedly

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The backstory Dating from the 15th century, and with a facade that was reputedly designed by Michelangelo, Villa San Michele was originally the property of the Davanzati family and then a Franciscan monastery.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Martinelli may be caught up in that — as may Myles Lewis-Skelly, reputedly offered to Manchester United and Chelsea by intermediaries.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reputedly

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It was evidently lost amid the flood of congratulatory messages that arrived on campus that day, and Calhoun didn’t remember it.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of evidently

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What also rang true for me was the way that, in the course of the season, Deborah said no to so many of the ideas her writers had supposedly submitted.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
The drone boat itself supposedly carried explosives, according to Miruță’s comments, as reported by Reuters.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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And a winning streak that began in the Iowa cornstalks and — seemingly against all odds — continued for nine games, ended with a 9-2 Phillies loss in Seattle.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Shein, which built its empire—seemingly overnight—on $5 tops and $10 dresses that cannily kept pace with rapidly shifting trends, did not respond to a request for comment.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

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