ALLEGED


Meaning of ALLEGED in English

adj. Function: adjective

of questionable truth or genuineness FF1C; had doubts of the alleged miracle FF1E;

Synonyms: ostensible, pretended, professed, purported, so-called, supposed; compare SUPPOSED 1

Related Words: credible, plausible, specious; doubtful, dubious, questionable; self-styled, soi-disant, would-be

Idioms: in name only

Contrasted Words: authentic, bona fide, genuine, veritable; actual, real, true; delusory, erroneous, fallacious, false, illusory, imaginary, unreal

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.