purportedadjective [ before noun ]
uk/pəˈpɔː.tɪd/us/pɝːˈpɔːr.t̬ɪd/that has been stated to be true or to have happened, although this may not be the case:
A recent study into the purported health benefits of the drink was not conclusive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the dark idiom
- approximation
- assumption
- ballpark
- bet
- conjecture
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- guesstimate
- overestimate
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- presupposition
- proposition
- shot
- supposition
- surmise
- underestimate
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