ALLEGEDLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

allegedly

adverb

as in reportedly

according to what has been said The defendant allegedly robbed several homes on Main Street.

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Recent Examples of allegedly During the investigation, police confirmed the account from which the threat allegedly came from was a legitimate account. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Related Stories The allegation relates to an incident in which Brand allegedly grabbed the woman by the arm and tried to drag her into a toilet. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Over the course of several years, Sguros allegedly personally paid property taxes and a water utility account while both remained in West’s name and used West’s identity on a city building permit application, the affidavit said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 Investigators found that the two victims were the parents of a man allegedly involved in a $245 million Bitcoin theft. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 Beasley allegedly borrowed money from Ed Davis, a former teammate, after racking up millions of dollars in gambling losses. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 In text exchanges, Nathan Young allegedly made medical decisions based on insurance payouts, prosecutors said. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Several family members said Woods went to control his son that day who had been allegedly attacking his ex-wife after a birthday party for their 6-year-old daughter. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The charges stemmed from incidents allegedly occurring in 2015. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

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reportedly

Adverb

Narcan was reportedly administered, and paramedics tried to resuscitate her.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The restriction was reportedly scheduled to remain in place until midnight Thursday.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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