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

2 of 2

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

Rodríguez was initially supposed to serve only 90 days as acting president, but has remained in office and has made no move to call an election. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Your Pain Is Information — Use It For women in particular, advocating for adequate pain treatment can sometimes require overcoming years of messages that we’re supposed to tolerate discomfort quietly. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026

What are you supposed to do against a team that can put up double-digits on small ball? — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Sometimes, when things go smoothly, that’s just how it’s supposed to go. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026

David Moore, who fields the short-field punts precisely because he’s supposed to be sure-handed, muffed one. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

The Lone Star State is ground zero for this supposed great political de-alignment. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Alexander Skarsgård, who plays—as the title suggests—a man made entirely out of wicker, was only supposed to show skin from the waist up. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

But their ballot is provisional, and it is not supposed to be counted until the voter is verified by state officials. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026