purported
[adjective]
Synonyms: alleged, ostensible, pretended, professed, so-called, supposed

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Related Words: postulated, presupposed, suppositional, suppositive, academic, speculative, theoretical, reputed, rumored, suspected

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purported adjective

1. that has been stated to have happened or to be true, when this might not be the case
   • ● the scene of the purported crime

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