putative

Meaning

1. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
2. Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
3. Alleged, purported, ostensible, professed.
4. (proscribed, sometimes) Prospective, potential, proposed.

Synonyms

supposed

alleged

reputed

ostensible

presumable

presumed

presumptive

self styled

conjectural

hypothetic

Translations

putativo

putatif

putativo

putativo

putativ

vermeintlich

zogenaamd

mutmaßlich

varsayılan

putativus

vermeend

supuesto

présumé

vermoedelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpju.tə.tɪv/

Etymology

First attested 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus (“supposed, purported”), from putātus (“thought”), from putō (“I think, I consider, I reckon”).