He was the putative playboy of the librarian set.
Source: tatoeba (8985132)
Putative
/ˈpjuː.tə.tɪv/
Synonyms for "putative" (59 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (18)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (29)
imputedinferredowingpostulatedpostulationalpremisedpresumedpresumptivereferablereferred toreputedsupposedsuppositionalsupposititioussuppositivesuppositorytaken for grantedtheoreticaltitulartraceable
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11 entriesputative ancestorputative enzymeputative fatherputative functionputative geneputative heirputative homologputative motherputative ownerputative proteinputative receptor
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5 entriesputative ancestorputative functionputative geneputative homologputative receptor
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2 entriesmore putativemost putative
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1 entriesSample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The risks of such a project would clearly outweigh any putative benefit.
Source: tatoeba (9516767)
He's the putative leader of the bunch.
Source: tatoeba (9635807)
She's the putative leader of the bunch.
Source: tatoeba (9635810)
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