Definition of supposed Supposed

/sʌpowˈzd/ - [supowzd] - sup•posed

We found 10 definitions of supposed from 4 different sources.

What does supposed mean?

Adjective
supposed - mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts"
supposed - required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"
supposed - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
		conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
		theoretic, theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
supposed - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
		alleged, so-called