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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of supposed
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
In the months since, however, evidence of Espinoza Martinez’s supposed gang affiliations has not materialized.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Her family wasn’t supposed to end up in Canada.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Despite the Others’ inability to lie or act with supposed malice, their supreme emotional and intellectual intelligence can certainly be read as calculating; every action is poised to accommodate or placate Carol, both a loving gesture as well as a deeply exploitative one.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
In the months since, however, evidence of Espinoza Martinez’s supposed gang affiliations has not materialized.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
It is not supposed to be a reimbursement program.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Her family wasn’t supposed to end up in Canada.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposed
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Actual repairs to the pipe, estimated to take four to six weeks, can’t begin until a stronger bypass system is activated and the massive rocks blocking the Interceptor can be removed, one by one.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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With 650,000 fans expected to jam the city over the course of the month-long tournament, Burks assumed hundreds of other Kansas City homeowners must surely be doing the same, yes?—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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But those estimates assumed current policies would remain in place.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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She is believed to have been taken against her will, and officials have released footage of a masked person on her front porch from the night of her disappearance.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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But at some public schools, the woman from Rasht said, absences aren't tolerated and students found with pellet wounds are expelled or arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The board said Wasserman fully cooperated with the review.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Two people were killed and seven others were hurt in a shooting during an apparent fight on a street in an entertainment district, the police chief in Richmond, Virginia, said Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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There was an apparent surge in Putin’s approval rating after the use of military force against Ukraine in 2014 and 2022.—
Elizaveta Gaufman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2026
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Birthday celebrations in subsequent years seem hardly to have been calculated to kindle a sense of humility.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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That November, the New York Times calculated that oil and coal interests had contributed $75 million to his campaign — far short of a billion but still a massive sum.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Who would have guessed that hard rock could also be so gentle?—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Though that may sound like a lot to saddle on a single generation, these spritely young people will likely turn out to be even more extraordinary than anyone could have guessed.—
Sarah Cottrell,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Supposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposed. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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