PURPORTED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

purported 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of purported

as in hypothetical

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verb

past tense of purport

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?

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as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully he purports to be an expert in criminalistics

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Its voiceover describes purported attacks by Russian and Ukrainian forces. — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022 The assembly meeting, planned before Monday’s barrage, was intended to respond to Russia’s purported absorption last month of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. — Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022

Verb

All that while trying to get Espai Barca done and unlocking those purported €250million in additional revenues. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The user also purported in the post that this has been going on for a while, or at least since the April 2025 killing of 17-year-old White teenager Austin Metcalf. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purported

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Adjective

Amazon has a hypothetical $50 billion chip business and can offer a roadmap to immense profitability.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
And there is still a hypothetical risk, election experts say, that the President could do something new and outlandishly lawless on or close to Election Day.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of hypothetical

Verb

L3Harris is pursuing an air-breathing ramjet design intended to improve fuel efficiency and extend engagement distances.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
In June, the district attorney’s office filed public nuisance lawsuits intended to shut down two motels, Super 7 Inn and Delux Inn, on South Freeway in Fort Worth that are beset by crime.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Trump alleged that Maher was drunk and had a drink in hand while touring the White House.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

The right to demonstrate is protected by the French Constitution, and bans on demonstrations planned for Thursday in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble were seen by some as an infringement on French people's right to protest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said protests not organized by trade unions would be banned, as the Élysée braces for further unrest ahead of demonstrations planned for Saturday.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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