supposed

sup·posed  (s-pzd, -pzd)

adj.

1. Presumed to be true or real without conclusive evidence.

2. Intended: medication that is supposed to relieve pain.

3.

a. Required: He is supposed to go to the store.

b. Permitted: We are not supposed to smoke here.

c. Firmly believed; expected: You're supposed to be my friend.

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sup·posed·ly (-pzd-l) adv.

Synonyms: supposed, conjectural, hypothetical, putative, reputed, suppositious, supposititious
These adjectives mean put forth or accepted as being true on inconclusive grounds: the supposed cause of inflation; conjectural criticism; the hypothetical site of a lost culture; a foundling's putative father; the reputed author of the article; suppositious reconstructions of dead languages; supposititious hypotheses.

Antonym: certain

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supposed

Adjective

1. supposed to expected to: spies aren't supposed to be nice

2. presumed to be true without certain knowledge; doubtful: the supposed wonders of drug therapy

supposedly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	supposed - required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store" obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
	2.	supposed - mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts" improbable, unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"
	3.	supposed - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" so-called, alleged questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
	4.	supposed - 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" hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, conjectural, divinatory theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"

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supposed

adjective 1. (usually with to) meant, expected, required, obliged

adjective 2. presumed, alleged, professed, reputed, accepted, assumed, rumoured, hypothetical, putative, presupposed