supposedly

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

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

supposedly - believed or reputed to be the case purportedly

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supposedly

adverb presumably, allegedly, ostensibly, theoretically, by all accounts, purportedly, avowedly, hypothetically, at a guess, professedly << OPPOSITE actually

Translations

supposedly [səˈpəuzɪdlɪ] adv → según cabe suponer

supposedly [səˈpəuzɪdlɪ] suppose adv → soi-disant

supposedly [səˈpəuzɪdlɪ] suppose adv → angeblich

supposedly [səˈpəuzɪdlɪ] adv → presumibilmente (= seemingly); apparentemente