Synonyms of supposed

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adjective

sə-ˈpōzd 

as in presumed

appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed

this new computer program is a supposed improvement over the old one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• presumed
• apparent
• possible
• seeming
• probable
• assumed
• obvious
• reputed
• evident
• ostensible
• alleged
• likely
• putative
• prima facie
• plausible
• ostensive
• visible
• superficial
• supposable
• purported
• demonstrable
• distinct
• external
• conceivable
• manifest
• claimed
• outward
• imaginary
• clear
• illusory
• misleading
• deceptive
• illusive
• pseudo
• professed
• plain
• specious
• feigned
• delusive
• pretended
• phony
• fake
• faked
• delusory
• so-called
• put-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impossible
• hidden
• unlikely
• actual
• real
• inconceivable
• sure
• improbable
• confirmed
• implausible
• valid
• genuine
• inapparent
• established
• validated
• substantiated
• authenticated
• verified
• corroborated

supposed

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verb

past tense of suppose

1

as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimated
• calculated
• figured
• made
• guessed
• put
• judged
• gauged
• called
• reckoned
• placed
• understood
• concluded
• conjectured
• deduced
• reasoned
• inferred
• gathered
• extrapolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

2

as in assumed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• guessed
• presumed
• suspected
• thought
• imagined
• speculated
• believed
• surmised
• conjectured
• expected
• suspicioned
• inferred
• concluded
• deduced
• daresaid
• hypothesized
• gathered
• theorized
• conceived
• judged
• reckoned
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• determined
• learned
• validated
• ascertained
• substantiated
• found out

3

as in believed

to have as an opinion

voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• thought
• considered
• guessed
• figured
• deemed
• imagined
• felt
• conceived
• judged
• perceived
• allowed
• assumed
• held
• reckoned
• esteemed
• presumed
• regarded
• accepted
• viewed
• relied
• depended
• trusted
• concluded
• deduced
• presupposed
• surmised
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• doubted
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

4

as in said

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• said
• presumed
• believed
• thought
• hypothesized
• concluded
• postulated
• figured
• presupposed
• guessed
• premised
• insisted
• dreamed
• accepted
• took for granted
• imagined
• suspected
• hypothecated
• claimed
• inferred
• deduced
• credited
• declared
• perceived
• judged
• speculated
• surmised
• alleged
• maintained
• swallowed
• conjectured
• conceived
• contended
• theorized
• gathered
• asserted
• reckoned
• fancied
• suspicioned
• affirmed
• professed
• took
• averred
• avowed
• preconceived
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenged
• doubted
• questioned
• wondered (about)
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• discounted
• denied
• discredited
• distrusted
• rejected
• controverted
• disclaimed
• disbelieved
• repudiated
• mistrusted
• disavowed
• disowned
• disproved
• refuted
• belied
• rebutted
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supposed

Adjective

But clearly any supposed rivalry between the legendary bands is water under the bridge. — Peter Gicas, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Verb

The game was originally supposed to be played the following day, but a Sombr concert is taking place at the arena on that date. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Court documents allege Harrison told a Pocono Township officer inside an ambulance that she wasn't supposed to be here. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Only two cosmonauts were originally supposed to fly on this mission, but Soviet politicians pressured the Russian space program to add one more. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

For his safety, the former water treatment plant operator isn’t supposed to be on the dock after dark. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, are we supposed to enjoy the Winston experience? — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

The two businesses, collectively known as CTU, recruited the Colombian commandos who were supposed guarding Sanon in Haiti but later stormed Moïse’s hillside residence above Port-au-Prince in the middle of the night. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Roberts’ career year wasn’t supposed to play out quite like this, though. — Pj Green october 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

If an Oura Ring — which has no microphone — looks like a Vocci Ring — which does — and both look like regular rings, what is the average person supposed to do? — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026