purported
adjectiveHow many syllables in purported?
There are 3 syllables in the word purported.How to pronounce purported:
Definition of purported:
- purported (adjective):
- reputed, alleged
- seeming as opposed to real
Synonyms for purported:
a priori
alleged
apparent
conjectural
deducible
deductive
derivable
feigned
hypothetical
inferable
inferential
inferrible
nominal
ostensible
pretended
professed
speculative
supposed
suppositional
theoretic
theoretical
titular
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