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

It’s supposed to be a sweeping and constructive process, akin to holding up a mirror to governments to improve their human rights policies. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

The shoe was supposed quickly return the following month with the more traditional upper construction seen now, only in a natural mix of browns, but the release wound up being cancelled. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

How old were these songs—songs that sounded like so little else—supposed to be? — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026

Disney actually had a rule that employees were not supposed to hug each other on set — a policy that seemed understandable in any workplace, and spoke to the changes Fishel had made in her own life. — William Earl, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

And yet, the research on the Hugging Face attack was a post-mortem on an agent organization that was not even supposed to exist. — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Apparently, knowing which basket you’re supposed to score on is no longer a prerequisite for playing college basketball. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Meta faced global scrutiny The changes were initially supposed to take effect on October 30. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Is she supposed to revive the Dusk Court and become its High Lady? — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026