Purportedly

Quick meaning: Purportedly is an adverb meaning As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

Meaning

As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

Example Sentences

In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English.

Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly

Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine.

After several years Philip Rigoli left the property, describing his family as ‘strange and toxic’, but father Virgilio and brother Joe continued to develop their nation, maintaining that it was the only valid response to a government purportedly discriminating against ‘Christians, white Anglo-Saxons and capitalists’.

Synonyms for purportedly

Depending on context, synonyms include reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include supposedly, reportedly, presumably, alleged, reputedly, allegedly.

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