Standard Lemma guide

allegedly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L EH1 JH AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adv

Meaning 1

According to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
  • The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
  • The game is allegedly exciting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, purportedly, rumoredly, supposedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

according to what has been alleged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English alleged Middle English -ly English -ly English allegedly From alleged + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: нібы́та (nibýta) — according to allegation
  • Belarusian: ні́бы (níby) — according to allegation
  • Belarusian: нібы́ (nibý) — according to allegation
  • Belarusian: бы́ццам (býccam) — according to allegation
  • Central Bikol: daa — according to allegation
  • Catalan: presumptament — according to allegation
  • Catalan: suposadament — according to allegation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 據稱 /据称 (jùchēng) — according to allegation
  • Czech: údajně — according to allegation
  • Czech: prý — according to allegation
  • Czech: prej — according to allegation
  • Danish: angivelig — according to allegation
  • Dutch: vermoedelijk — according to allegation
  • Esperanto: laŭdire — according to allegation
  • Finnish: väitetään — according to allegation
  • Finnish: että... — according to allegation
  • Finnish: väitetysti — according to allegation
  • French: prétendument — according to allegation
  • German: angeblich — according to allegation
  • German: vermeintlich — according to allegation
  • Hebrew: לִכְאוֹרָה (likh'orá) — according to allegation
  • Hungarian: állítólag — according to allegation
  • Hungarian: vélhetőleg — according to allegation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: angivelig — according to allegation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: visstnok — according to allegation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: formentlig — according to allegation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: påstått — according to allegation
  • Occitan: presomptuosament — according to allegation
  • Occitan: presomptivament — according to allegation
  • Polish: rzekomo — according to allegation
  • Polish: przypuszczalnie — according to allegation
  • Polish: podobno — according to allegation
  • Polish: ponoć — according to allegation
  • Portuguese: supostamente — according to allegation
  • Russian: я́кобы (jákoby) — according to allegation
  • Russian: бу́дто бы (búdto by) — according to allegation
  • Slovak: vraj — according to allegation
  • Spanish: supuestamente — according to allegation
  • Spanish: dizque — according to allegation
  • Spanish: presuntamente — according to allegation
  • Spanish: pretendidamente — according to allegation
  • Spanish: alegadamente — according to allegation
  • Swedish: försäkrat — according to allegation
  • Swedish: påstått — according to allegation
  • Swedish: åberopat — according to allegation
  • Tagalog: daw — according to allegation
  • Turkish: iddiaya göre — according to allegation
  • Turkish: sözde — according to allegation
  • Ukrainian: ні́бито (níbyto) — according to allegation
  • Ukrainian: ні́би (níby) — according to allegation
  • Ukrainian: немо́вби (nemóvby) — according to allegation
  • Ukrainian: немо́вбито (nemóvbyto) — according to allegation
Real reading context

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