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 The 150-footer—delivered by renowned Dutch yard Feadship in 1981, then refitted in 2016 and 2018—reportedly welcomed Diana, Princess of Wales at one point. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Furthermore, Apple’s standard metallic gray is reportedly the only color version. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 On weekend nights, Combs would reportedly break into a secret stash of top-shelf liquor allegedly smuggled into the prison by guards and shared with a small circle of inmates. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Amazon reportedly signed a lease for more than 75,000 square feet of office space in Wynwood last year. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reportedly

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In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Two teenage suspects, ages 14 and 15, allegedly grabbed a necklace from the victim’s neck after walking by them, according to police.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of allegedly

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There wasn’t a penalty on the play, but the NFL apparently saw something amiss.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Commissioner Josh Davidson countered that Pourharton’s figures apparently didn’t include income from his commission on Valero gas sales or on lottery tickets.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparently

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The result is Times Travel, a purportedly immersive journey through the history of Times Square and the New Year’s Eve Ball that culminates in a view of the IRL city.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of purportedly

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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

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Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
He was called up by Zidane to this squad but remains uncapped at senior level and is evidently behind Jacquet in the coach’s thoughts, having been regarded as the outstanding young defender on the market two years ago.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidently

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Given Polymarket’s popularity, its prices can feed back into the events its bets supposedly only predict.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Rogers was also aware that Lee, now supposedly an economics professor at a Chinese university, had an unusually intense interest in him.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposedly

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The on-board algorithms that decide how and when to deploy the car's electrical hybrid power were seemingly thwarted by the drivers using less acceleration than usual to deal with the slippery conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
In Massachusetts and Maine, that approval is also contingent on the federal government finding a long-term solution to the seemingly intractable problem of storing radioactive nuclear waste.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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