PURPORTED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

purported 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of purported

as in hypothetical

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verb

past tense of purport

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?

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as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully he purports to be an expert in criminalistics

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Recent Examples of purported

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Its voiceover describes purported attacks by Russian and Ukrainian forces. — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022 The assembly meeting, planned before Monday’s barrage, was intended to respond to Russia’s purported absorption last month of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. — Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022

Verb

To give you a peek behind the curtain, my inbox is filled with endless PR pitches for products purported to be the hottest new snack on the market. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Recent reporting has found young people promoting and injecting purported Retatrutide on TikTok, despite its investigational status. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purported

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In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup as seen in a survey from the University of North Florida, Donalds is leading Jolly by 5 points.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Senhu Wang and Heejung Chung found that managers rate remote workers worse on commitment, productivity, team spirit and promotion opportunities, even when the hypothetical employees worked remotely only two to three days per week.

— Gleb Tsipursky, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypothetical

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Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Both lures are intended to attract bears while not providing them with actual food that can habituate them to humans.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of intended

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Paul Robinson, the father of a student, is alleged to have tried to conceal evidence and obstruct the investigation.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Davis has previously alleged that, amid mushrooming violence between the two groups, Combs had offered Davis a bounty on the lives of his rivals, Knight and Shakur.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

The decisive stage is planned for early 2027, when an Army unit will conduct an Operational Assessment.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Additional infrastructure planned includes a new Vertical Integration Facility for the 9×4 vehicle and a Payload Processing Facility.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of planned

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Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the Israeli military staged a series of attacks on his country on Saturday, including intensive airstrikes and shelling, that claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 11.

— Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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