purported
(pur-port-ed)
3 syllables
Definition
verb. to give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something.
Example Sentence
A hypernova is purported to be a hundred times more powerful than a supernova.
Synonyms
Antonyms
without meaning
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
purported
Rhymes
- courted
- ported
- shorted
- snorted
- sorted
- sported
- thwarted
- aborted
- assorted
- contorted
- deported
- distorted
- escorted
- exhorted
- exported
- extorted
- imported
- purported
- reported
- resorted
- retorted
- supported
- transported
- misreported
- unreported
- unsupported
- underreported