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[ suh-pohzd, -poh-zid ] / səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR supposed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveassumed as true, regardless of fact; hypothetical: a supposed case. accepted or believed as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple. merely thought to be such; imagined: supposed gains. Origin of supposedFirst recorded in 1560–70; suppose + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM supposedsup·pos·ed·ly [suh-poh-zid-lee], /səˈpoʊ zɪd li/, adverbnon·sup·posed, adjectiveun·sup·posed, adjectiveWords nearby supposedsupport mission, support price, support system, supposal, suppose, supposed, supposedly, supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supposedBy James Joiner Thea Shaheen had waited her whole life for the body she was supposed to be in. Six Must-Read Stories About Gay Mormon Husbands and Iranian Drug Wars|The Daily Beast|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Both high fashion and the fast, commercial fashion of Target are supposed to be about aspiration. One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period. The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was supposed to land in Singapore at 8:57 a.m. local time. The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thea Shaheen had waited her whole life for the body she was supposed to be in. The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST On this bier was supposed to rest all that remained of the Kermis. Dutch Life in Town and Country|P. M. Hough It is not to be supposed that he has been without partisan and prejudiced views of public questions. The History of Peru|Henry S. Beebe He had supposed that a rich man's son, because he was a rich man's son, always had all the money he wanted. 'As Gold in the Furnace'|John E. Copus It is not to be supposed that Mr. Mason contemplated the probable renewal of hostilities without great anxiety. Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader|R. M. Ballantyne By some writers this has been supposed to be a form of catalepsy. The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
British Dictionary definitions for supposed
adjective(prenominal) presumed to be true without certain knowledgehis supposed date of birth (prenominal) believed to be true on slight grounds; highly doubtfulthe supposed existence of ghosts (səˈpəʊzd) (postpositive foll by to) expected or obliged (to)I'm supposed to be there at nine (səˈpəʊzd) (postpositive; used in negative foll by to) expected or obliged not (to)you're not supposed to walk on the grass Derived forms of supposedsupposedly (səˈpəʊzɪdlɪ), adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to supposedapparent, alleged, purported, presumed, assumed, putative, asserted, presupposed, reputed, likely, conjectural, hypothetical, theoretical, supposititious |