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supposed

/səˈpəʊzd/ UK
/səˈpoʊzd/ US
/səˈpəʊ.zɪd/ UK
/səˈpoʊ.zɪd/ US
/səˈpəʊst/ UK
/spəʊst/ UK, colloquial
/səˈpoʊst/ Canada, US
/spoʊst/ Canada, US, colloquial
/əspoʊst/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -əʊzd, -əʊzɪd, -əʊst

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of suppose

adjective

not comparable Alleged; assumed. Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll.
Similar: reputed

adjective

idiomatic, not comparable Only used in supposed to

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: purported, putative, suppositional, alleged, conjectural, intended, reputed, expected, acknowledged, so-called, theoretical, theoretic, obligated, suppositious, supposititious, questionable

Translations

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adj presumed to be true, but without proof

Español	supuesto, pretenso
Português	suposto
Deutsch	vermeintlich

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"supposed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supposed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{supposed_2026,
  title = {supposed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supposed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}