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
Surely and putatively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surely" instead an adverb "Putatively".
Surely
Surely adverb - Without any question.
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Synonyms for Surely
Putatively and surely are semantically related. You can use "Putatively" instead an adverb "Surely".
Nearby Word: sure
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Related pairs
- positively and putatively
- positively and surely
- plainly and putatively
- plainly and surely
- clearly and putatively
- clearly and surely
- distinctly and putatively
- distinctly and surely
- presumably and putatively
- presumably and surely
- doubtless and putatively
- doubtless and surely
- evidently and putatively
- evidently and surely
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