adj
Meaning 1
Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
suppositious
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/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃəs/
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rhymes with -ɪʃəs
adj
Meaning 2
Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Hypothetical, based on supposition; conjectural.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: assumed, presumed, presumptive, putative, supposed; apparent, likely
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suppositional, assumed, presumed, presumptive, putative, supposed, apparent, likely
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
- the supposed reason for his absence
- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
- hypothetical situation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, supposititious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From New Latin suppositius, from Latin suppositīcius.