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SUPPOSED

Definition:

1. [adjective] firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be"
   
   
2. [adjective] mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts"
   
   
3. [adjective] commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth"
   Synonyms: putative, purported, reputed
   
   
4. [adjective] designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?"
   
   
5. [adjective] doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
   Synonyms: alleged, so-called
   
   
6. [adjective] required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"
   
   
7. [adjective] 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"; "supposititious hypotheses"
   Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
   
   

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