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supposedly

/səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/adverb4 syllables

Supposedly means: believed or reputed to be the case.

Synonyms for supposedly10

adverb, as in believed or reputed to be the case

purportedly

also used for supposedly

supposably, reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably

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What does supposedly mean?1

adverb

1

believed or reputed to be the case

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Supposedly in a sentence

  • Supposedly, everyone is connected to everyone else by, at most, six degrees of separation.darinmex
  • Humans are supposedly rational animals, but make most decisions based on gut feeling.darinmex
  • Those kids were all supposedly around the same age.Amastan
  • Regis bought a house in which there are supposedly ghosts.tieguy
  • This is supposedly research which my secretary did.emmettricks
  • How much malice is hidden in your supposedly innocent eyes?carlosalberto
  • Supposedly the internet remembers everything - except when it doesn't.wxcraft
  • Ziri lived in an secluded area that was supposedly haunted.Amastan

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