Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suppose
2 of 3 senses of suppose
Sense 2
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
=> divine
=> suspect
Sense 3
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose
=> reconstruct, construct, retrace
=> explicate, formulate, develop
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suppose
2 of 3 senses of suppose
Sense 2
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
=> divine
=> suspect
Sense 3
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose
=> reconstruct, construct, retrace
=> etymologize
=> explicate, formulate, develop
=> redevelop, reformulate
Entailment of verb suppose
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb suppose
3 senses of suppose
Sense 1
suppose, say
=> speculate
Sense 2
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
=> expect, anticipate
Sense 3
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose
=> expect, anticipate
Familiarity of verb suppose
suppose used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suppose
Sense 1
suppose, say
=> speculate
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Sense 2
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
=> expect, anticipate
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Sense 3
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose
=> expect, anticipate
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Overview of verb suppose
The verb suppose has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (47) suppose, say -- (express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?")
2. (31) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess -- (expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up")
3. (17) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.")
Overview of adj supposed
The adj supposed has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) supposed -- (firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be")
2. (0) supposed -- (required or under orders "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store")
3. (2) supposed -- (mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts")
4. (2) putative, purported, reputed, supposed -- (commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth")
5. (1) supposed -- (designed to "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?")
6. alleged, so-called, supposed -- (doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help")
7. conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious -- (based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses")
Antonyms of adj supposed
7 senses of supposed
Sense 1
supposed(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA expected) -> unexpected
Sense 2
supposed(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA obligated) -> unobligated
Sense 3
supposed(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA improbable) -> probable, likely, plausible
Sense 4
putative(postnominal), purported(postnominal), reputed(postnominal), supposed(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA acknowledged) -> unacknowledged
Sense 5
supposed(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA intended) -> unintended
Sense 6
alleged(postnominal), so-called, supposed
INDIRECT (VIA questionable) -> unquestionable
Sense 7
conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
INDIRECT (VIA theoretical) -> empirical
Similarity of adj supposed
7 senses of supposed
Sense 1
supposed(prenominal)
=> expected (vs. unexpected)
Sense 2
supposed(prenominal)
=> obligated(prenominal) (vs. unobligated)
Sense 3
supposed(postnominal)
=> improbable (vs. probable), unlikely
Sense 4
putative(postnominal), purported(postnominal), reputed(postnominal), supposed(postnominal)
=> acknowledged (vs. unacknowledged)
Sense 5
supposed(postnominal)
=> intended (vs. unintended)
Sense 6
alleged(postnominal), so-called, supposed
=> questionable (vs. unquestionable)
Sense 7
conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
=> theoretical (vs. empirical), theoretic
Attributes of adj supposed
Familiarity of adj supposed
supposed used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7)
Grep of adj supposed
supposed
Overview of verb suppose
The verb suppose has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (47) suppose, say -- (express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?")
2. (31) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess -- (expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up")
3. (17) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.")
Overview of adj supposed
The adj supposed has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) supposed -- (firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be")
2. (0) supposed -- (required or under orders "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store")
3. (2) supposed -- (mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts")
4. (2) putative, purported, reputed, supposed -- (commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth")
5. (1) supposed -- (designed to "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?")
6. alleged, so-called, supposed -- (doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help")
7. conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious -- (based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses")
supposed definition
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