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Synonyms for reputedly

  • adverb

Most common

reportedly allegedly supposedly purportedly possibly ostensibly plausibly putatively

All synonyms

Adverb

supposedly, reportedly, purportedly, allegedly, probably, likely, ostensibly, possibly, putatively, plausibly, supposably, rumoredly, reputatively dated

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    According to repute or general belief.

    The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate.

Example sentences

  • reportedly Kalman spent the night in a reportedly haunted house.
  • allegedly He was arrested for allegedly stealing a boat.
  • supposedly This is supposedly research which my secretary did.
  • purportedly Algeria purportedly is interested in sending peacekeepers to Libya.
  • possibly That's the worst thing that could possibly happen.
  • ostensibly Tom was ostensibly at the zoo.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
reputedlysteady
reportedlysteady
allegedlysteady
supposedlyrising
purportedlyrising
possiblysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
likely2
8 letters
probably3, possibly3
9 letters
allegedly4, plausibly3, rumoredly
10 letters
reportedly4, supposedly4, ostensibly4, putatively, supposably
11 letters
purportedly4
12 letters
reputatively

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).