putative

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Synonyms: sputative, pupative, mutative, punative, curative, punitive, palative, purgative, pulsative, portative, optative

Antonyms: sputative, pupative, mutative, punative, curative, punitive, palative, purgative, pulsative, portative, optative

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Adjective

1. Commonly [[believe]]d or [[deem]]ed to be the case; generally [[assumed]].
2. Accepted by [[supposition]] rather than as a result of [[proof]].
3. [[allege|Allege]]d, [[purported]], [[ostensible]], [[professed]].
4. {{senseid|en|prospective}} {{lb|en|sometimes|proscribed}} [[prospective|Prospective]], [[potential]], [[proposed]].

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