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putative

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

generally assumed or supposed to be the case

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Putative in a sentence

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The putative author of the poem remains a matter of scholarly dispute.

Synonyms
supposedpresumedreputedalleged
Antonyms
provenestablishedconfirmed

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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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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