putative

Speech parts

1. putative - Adjective

2. putative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

accepted recognized academic assumed apparent supposed theoretical abstract uncertain suspect imaginary hypothetical speculative doubtful attributable
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Antonyms

certain material physical real true actual
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Related terms

dispute repute disrepute impute

Examples

Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy. Greg Bear

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions. James L. Buckley

I'm quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I'm a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I don't like to talk about other people's work work-in-progress. William Gibson

the foundling's putative father Source: Internet

the putative author of the book Source: Internet

All purported and putative institutions are ravaged or permanently embattled. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Putao muntjac putat putation putative marriage putatively putativeness