GRE vocabulary
putative
generally assumed or supposed to be the case
In a sentence
Putative in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing putative in a sentence.
The putative author of the poem remains a matter of scholarly dispute.
Synonyms
supposedpresumedreputedalleged
Antonyms
provenestablishedconfirmed
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Common questions
Questions about “putative”
Putative (adjective) means generally assumed or supposed to be the case
Here is putative used in an example sentence: "The putative author of the poem remains a matter of scholarly dispute."
Common synonyms for putative include supposed, presumed, reputed, alleged.
Antonyms of putative include proven, established, confirmed.
Putative is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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