supposed

Meanings

Verb

• express a supposition
• expect, believe, or suppose
• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  • "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
• take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
• require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
• simple past and past participle of suppose

Adjective Satellite

• required or under orders
  • "I'm supposed to be there at ten"
  • "he was supposed to go to the store"
• mistakenly believed
  • "the supposed existence of ghosts"
• doubtful or suspect
• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  • "the supposed reason for his absence"

Adj

• Alleged; assumed.
• Only used in supposed to

Synonyms

alleged, conjectural, conjecture, divinatory, guess, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, hypothetic, hypothetical, imagine, opine, presuppose, reckon, say, so-called, speculate, suppose, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, theorise, theorize, think