Word family noun supposition presupposition adjective supposed verb suppose presuppose adverb supposedly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsupposedsup‧posed /səˈpəʊzd, səˈpəʊzɪd $ -ˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊzɪd/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] SAYclaimed by other people to be true or real, although you do not think they are right gossip about Emma’s supposed affair with PeterExamples from the Corpus
supposed• Under cross-examination I added a few more details about my supposed activities.• Even the supposed experts are unable to explain what's happening.• This system of racial stratification has often been explained in terms of the supposed genetically based inferiority of blacks.• Catch him in Birmingham tonight and form your own judgment on the supposed heir to Bevan, Foot and Kinnock. 