adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of suppose form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Alleged; assumed. not-comparable

   "Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll."

2. 2
   Only used in supposed to idiomatic, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence wordnet
2. 2
   mistakenly believed wordnet
3. 3
   required or under orders wordnet
4. 4
   doubtful or suspect wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

supposititiousso calledacademicaccounted asallegedalleged

Example

More examples

"You are supposed to obey the law."

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