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Alleged

see synonyms of alleged

Adjective

1. alleged

declared but not proved

Example Sentences:
'alleged abuses of housing benefits'

2. alleged, so-called, supposed

doubtful or suspect

Example Sentences:
'these so-called experts are no help'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alleged

see synonyms of alleged
adjective (prenominal)
1. 
stated or described to be such; presumed
the alleged murderer
2. 
dubious
an alleged miracle

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Alleged

see synonyms of alleged
adjective
1. 
so declared, but without proof or legal conviction
the alleged assassin
2. 
called by this term, but perhaps improperly so; so-called
his alleged friends

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Alleged

see synonyms of alleged
adj.
Represented as existing or as being as described but not so proved; supposed: an alleged conspiracy; an alleged traitor; an alleged victim of a crime.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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