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单词 supposedly
释义

supposedly

adverb

sup·​pos·​ed·​ly sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē How to pronounce supposedly (audio)
 also  -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him … Philip Norman
Daddy took me to the Legion, to shoot pool supposedly. Mary Karr

Synonyms

  • apparently
  • evidently
  • ostensibly
  • ostensively
  • presumably
  • putatively
  • seemingly
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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

supposedly

adverb

as in apparently
to all outward appearances she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • apparently
  • seemingly
  • ostensibly
  • evidently
  • presumably
  • probably
  • likely
  • visibly
  • obviously
  • ostensively
  • maybe
  • putatively
  • perhaps
  • clearly
  • possibly
  • surely
  • allegedly
  • purportedly
  • on the surface
  • reportedly
  • distinctly
  • supposably
  • outwardly
  • reputedly
  • externally
  • conceivably
  • credibly
  • believably
  • assumably
  • presumedly
  • professedly
  • manifestly
  • positively
  • assuredly
  • perchance
  • mayhap
  • plainly
  • self-evidently

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • incredibly
  • improbably
  • impossibly
  • implausibly
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