Adjective: supposed su'powzd
- Mistakenly believed
"the supposed existence of ghosts"
- Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
"the supposed reason for his absence";
- conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
- Doubtful or suspect
"these supposed experts are no help";
- alleged, so-called
- Required or under orders
"I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"
- Expect to be true; believe
"looking at the clouds, I suppose it will rain soon";
- think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess, dare say [informal], daresay [informal]
- To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps";
- speculate, theorize, theorise [Brit], conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise [Brit], hypothecate
- Express a supposition
"I suppose you'll be leaving soon";
- say
- Take for granted or as a given; expect beforehand
"I suppose that you have done your work";
- presuppose
- (logic) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
"This theorem supposes the existence of infinite sets";
- presuppose
See also: improbable, obligated, questionable, theoretic [rare], theoretical, unlikely
Type of: anticipate, assume, expect, imply, muse, presume, speculate, take for granted
Encyclopedia: Suppose