adjective
1. required or under orders (Freq. 4)
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I'm supposed to be there at ten
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he was supposed to go to the store
• Similar to: ↑obligated
2. mistakenly believed (Freq. 2)
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the supposed existence of ghosts
• Similar to: ↑improbable, ↑unlikely
3. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
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the supposed reason for his absence
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suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
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hypothetical situation
• Syn:
↑conjectural, ↑divinatory, ↑hypothetical, ↑hypothetic, ↑suppositional, ↑suppositious, ↑supposititious
• Similar to: ↑theoretical, ↑theoretic
• Derivationally related forms: ↑supposition (for: ↑supposititious), ↑supposition (for: ↑suppositious), ↑supposition (for: ↑suppositional), ↑hypothesis (for: ↑hypothetical), ↑conjecture (for: ↑conjectural)
4. doubtful or suspect
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these so-called experts are no help
• Similar to: ↑questionable
Useful english dictionary. 2012.