suppositious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppositious
Adjective
  • Law enforcement officers would arrest young men, usually Black but also white, on spurious charges and lease them to private companies for profit.
    Time, Time, 17 July 2025
  • Again the financial ask is spurious, but works given the threat of fines or arrest.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • In a sit-down interview, Goldberg said the amount of disrespect Gunther had for Goldberg was unreal.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • And, if Mateer and Ott are as-advertised, this could be an unreal year for the Sooners.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • This could certainly change if the Rockets land a certain French teenager in this year's draft lottery, but the first half of 2022-23 has assuaged some concerns about the long-term viability of a pseudo-twin-towers in the starting lineup with Jabari Smith flanked by Alperen Şengün.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In a code division scheme, each call is encoded in a random or pseudo-random sequencing, and receivers at the other end are equipped to decode their own calls.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • Verification ensures the credits being traded have a real-world impact and are not bogus.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • But my take on conspiracy theories is basically that most are bogus and can be explained by incompetence rather than anything sinister.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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“Suppositious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppositious. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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