supposed
adjective
1. required or under orders
- I'm supposed to be there at ten
- he was supposed to go to the store
Similar word(s): obligated
2. mistakenly believed
- the supposed existence of ghosts
Similar word(s): improbable, unlikely
3. doubtful or suspect
Similar word(s): questionable, alleged
4. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- the supposed reason for his absence
- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
Similar word(s): theoretic, theoretical, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Sentences with supposed as an adjective:
- Jesus is the supposed son of God.
- The movie is supposed to be good.
- You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]The phone is supposed to come with a manual.
- The phone is supposed to save us time.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of suppose