Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supposed

/səˈpoʊzd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: sup-po-sed
IPA: /səˈpoʊzd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of suppose

adj

Alleged; assumed.

adj

Only used in supposed to

Example Sentences

"Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll."
"The people were averse to him, as the supposed author of the violence on the monasteries; establishments which were still revered and beloved by the commonalty."
"Many criticisms have been made of prophylactic external cephalic version based on the supposed dangers of the manipulation."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈpoʊzd/
British English: /səˈpəʊzd/

Derived Forms

supposedly unsupposed

Synonyms

reputed conjectural divinatory hypothetical hypothetic suppositional suppositious supposititious

Rhymes With

closed proposed exposed opposed composed imposed posed disclosed enclosed disposed undisclosed deposed

Questions

How do you pronounce supposed?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈpoʊzd/.
What does supposed mean?: simple past and past participle of suppose

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