Putatively
Putatively adverb - To all outward appearances.
Usage example: the lake's putatively pristine water is actually crawling with microorganisms that can wreak havoc with your gastrointestinal system
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Synonyms for Putatively
Positively and putatively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Positively" instead an adverb "Putatively".
Positively
Positively adverb - In an approving manner.
Putatively and positively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Putatively" instead an adverb "Positively".
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Related pairs
- plainly and putatively
- plainly and positively
- clearly and putatively
- clearly and positively
- distinctly and putatively
- distinctly and positively
- doubtless and putatively
- doubtless and positively
- obviously and putatively
- obviously and positively
- unquestionably and putatively
- unquestionably and positively
- surely and putatively
- surely and positively
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