Synonyms for supposititious
- adjective
Most common
supposed hypothetical conjectural suppositious ideal bastard
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Supposed
supposed, hypothetical, conjectural, suppositious, suppositional, divinatory, hypothetic
2. False — imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist
make-believe, false, ideal, bastard, mock, imaginary, nominal, speculative, sham, bogus, counterfeit, fictitious, fancied, spurious, unauthentic, unreal, pretended, illegitimate, feigned
Definitions
- adj. 1
Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
Example sentences
- supposed I am supposed to meet her at three this afternoon.
- hypothetical Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios.
- ideal There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.
- bastard I'll give that bastard a taste of his own medicine.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| supposititious | falling | |
| supposed | rising | |
| hypothetical | steady | |
| conjectural | falling | |
| suppositious | falling | |
| ideal | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mock1, sham1
- 5 letters
- false1, ideal2, bogus2
- 6 letters
- unreal2
- 7 letters
- bastard2, nominal3, fancied2, feigned1
- 8 letters
- supposed2, spurious3
- 9 letters
- imaginary5, pretended3
- 10 letters
- fictitious3, divinatory, hypothetic
- 11 letters
- speculative4, counterfeit3, conjectural, unauthentic4
- 12 letters
- hypothetical5, illegitimate5, suppositious
- 13 letters
- suppositional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ideal2 = 2 syllables).