Purportedly
Purportedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.
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Synonyms for Purportedly
Seemingly and purportedly are semantically related In some cases you can use "Seemingly" instead an adverb "Purportedly".
Seemingly
Seemingly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Synonyms for Seemingly
Purportedly and seemingly are semantically related in apparently topic. You can use "Purportedly" instead an adverb "Seemingly".
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Related pairs
- likely and purportedly
- likely and seemingly
- apparently and purportedly
- apparently and seemingly
- supposedly and purportedly
- supposedly and seemingly
- quasi and purportedly
- quasi and seemingly
- presumably and purportedly
- presumably and seemingly
- probably and purportedly
- probably and seemingly
- ostensibly and purportedly
- ostensibly and seemingly
Both words in one sentence
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Porky Minch seemingly loses his mind in the final battle of Earthbound, blithely releasing the lock on Giygas (purportedly his 'boss').
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In exchange for his daughter's safety, Cesare Borgia forces Vincente off on a seemingly-impossible quest to recover a branch which purportedly still carries three of the apples from the Tree of Knowledge.
Source: Literature / Mirror, Mirror
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