supposed

Adjective
Synonyms: supposed(p)supposed(a)alleged(a)so-calledconjecturaldivinatoryhypotheticalhypotheticsuppositionalsuppositioussupposititious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. required or under orders“I'm supposed to be there at ten”“he was supposed to go to the store”Synonyms: supposed(p)
  2. mistakenly believed“the supposed existence of ghosts”Synonyms: supposed(a)
  3. doubtful or suspect“these so-called experts are no help”Synonyms: alleged(a)so-called
  4. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence“theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural”“the supposed reason for his absence”“suppositious reconstructions of dead languages”“hypothetical situation”Synonyms: conjecturaldivinatoryhypotheticalhypotheticsuppositionalsuppositioussupposititious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See Pose.]

1.To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result? [1913 Webster]

Suppose they take offence without a cause.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence.— Tillotson.[1913 Webster]

2.To imagine; to believe; to receive as true. [1913 Webster]

How easy is a bush supposed a bear!— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.— 2 Sam. xiii. 32.[1913 Webster]

3.To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight. [1913 Webster]

One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected.— Female Quixote.[1913 Webster]

4.To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view; regard; conjecture; assume. [1913 Webster]

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