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putative

/ˈpju.tə.tɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

Examples :

"The putative reason for her absence was illness, but no one actually saw her sick. "
theory philosophy possibility

Related Words

Illustration accepted

accepted verb

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

Illustration reason

reason noun

/ˈɹiːzən/

A cause:

"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "

Illustration illness

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

An instance of a disease or poor health.

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

Illustration rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

To prefer; to prefer to.

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

Illustration deemed

deemed verb

/diːmd/

To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.

"The teacher deemed Sarah's essay to be excellent and gave her an A. "

Illustration believed

believed verb

/bɪˈliːvd/ /biˈliːvd/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration absence

absence noun

/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ /æbˈsɒns/

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Illustration commonly

commonly adverb

/ˈkɒmənli/ /ˈkɑmənli/

As a rule; frequently; usually

"People commonly eat breakfast before going to school. "

Illustration supposition

supposition noun

/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

"My supposition is that John missed the meeting because of the traffic jam. "

Illustration result

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

Illustration proof

proof noun

/pɹʉːf/ /pɹuːf/ /pɹuf/

An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

"The teacher asked for proof that the student completed the assignment. "

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."