Putative
Putative adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: the putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance
Seeming
Seeming adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: a seeming contradiction that disappeared upon closer analysis of the text
Putative and seeming are semantically related in apparent topic. You can use "Putative" instead an adjective "Seeming".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obvious and putative
- obvious and seeming
- evident and putative
- evident and seeming
- supposititious and putative
- supposititious and seeming
- imaginary and putative
- imaginary and seeming
- supposed and putative
- supposed and seeming
- assumed and putative
- assumed and seeming
- mock and putative
- mock and seeming
Cite this Source
Seeming and Putative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/putative/seeming
Putative & Seeming. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/putative/seeming>.
Seeming or Putative. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/putative/seeming.
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