putative

adj.公认的,假定的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
putative (adjective)
1.
commonly accepted or supposed
2.
to exist or to have existed - assumed
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
putative (adjective)
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
SYNONYMS:
assumed, evident, ostensible, ostensive, presumed, prima facie, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed
RELATED WORDS:
demonstrable, external, outward, superficial, visible; conceivable, plausible, possible, supposable; likely, probable; clear, distinct, manifest, obvious, plain; deceptive, delusive, delusory, illusive, illusory, imaginary; misleading, specious; fake, faked, feigned, phony ( phoney), pretended, pseudo, put-on; alleged, claimed, professed, purported, so-called
NEAR ANTONYMS:
hidden, inapparent; implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, unlikely; actual, authenticated, confirmed, corroborated, established, genuine, real, substantiated, sure, valid, validated, verified
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