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

Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, characterized the influx of GOP spending as a last-ditch effort to avoid losing a seat in a state that wasn’t supposed to be a battleground. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 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

That initial storyline in Yellowstone [with Kayce and Monica] was almost Romeo & Juliet; two people who weren’t really supposed to be together because of a family feud, and couldn’t help but be in love; twin flames. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

By all accounts from the Florida Panthers, Brad Marchand wasn’t supposed to be back on the ice in a game setting this quickly. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

In theory, members of the nation’s highest court – and the federal judiciary as a whole – aren’t supposed to worry about public approval. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

The national grid rebuild, the housing pipeline, the energy transition—none of it runs without a layer of specialist contractors that most people will never hear of and were never supposed to be household names. — Sophie Attwood, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Are we supposed to believe Young is more important to Las Vegas’ defense than Wilson? — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Today’s flight did not prove all of those things—and nor was it supposed to. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026