Meanings
- not comparableAccording to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
The game is allegedly exciting.
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Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
Philip Rivers is allegedly having the best season of any quarterback in the league.
2008 November 13, Jason Whitlock, “The 10 best and 10 worst NFL coaches”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)...her onscreen tears are allegedly real.
2009 February 20, “The Closer”, in New York Daily News, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2009No doubt you’re tired of reading about his colourful escapades – about his glamorous home, his allegedly dodgy tenderpreneur deals, his gushing praise of malevolent dictators, or his soundly articulated international economic policy.
2010 November 10, Pratish Mistry, “Why Julius Malema is important to the ANC”, in NewsTimeSynonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, ostensibly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAccording to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
Origin
Translations
Catalan presumptament, suposadament
- presumptamentaccording to allegation
- suposadamentaccording to allegation
Chinese Mandarin 據稱 /据称
- 據稱 /据称 (jùchēng)according to allegation
Czech údajně, prý
- údajněaccording to allegation
- prýaccording to allegation
- prejaccording to allegation
Danish angivelig
- angiveligaccording to allegation
Dutch vermoedelijk
- vermoedelijkaccording to allegation
Esperanto laŭdire
- laŭdireaccording to allegation
Finnish väitetään, että...
- väitetäänaccording to allegation
- että...according to allegation
- väitetystiaccording to allegation
French prétendument
- prétendumentaccording to allegation
German angeblich, vermeintlich
- angeblichaccording to allegation
- vermeintlichaccording to allegation
Hebrew לִכְאוֹרָה
- לִכְאוֹרָה (likh'orá)according to allegation
Hungarian állítólag, vélhetőleg
- állítólagaccording to allegation
- vélhetőlegaccording to allegation
Norwegian Bokmål angivelig, visstnok
- angiveligaccording to allegation
- visstnokaccording to allegation
- formentligaccording to allegation
- påståttaccording to allegation
Polish rzekomo, przypuszczalnie
- rzekomoaccording to allegation
- przypuszczalnieaccording to allegation
- podobnoaccording to allegation
- ponoćaccording to allegation
Portuguese supostamente
- supostamenteaccording to allegation
Russian я́кобы, бу́дто бы
- я́кобы (jákoby)according to allegation
- бу́дто бы (búdto by)according to allegation
Slovak vraj
- vrajaccording to allegation
Spanish supuestamente, dizque
- supuestamenteaccording to allegation
- dizqueaccording to allegation
- presuntamenteaccording to allegation
- pretendidamenteaccording to allegation
- alegadamenteaccording to allegation
Swedish försäkrat, påstått
- försäkrataccording to allegation
- påståttaccording to allegation
- åberopataccording to allegation
Tagalog daw
- dawaccording to allegation
Turkish iddiaya göre, sözde
- iddiaya göreaccording to allegation
- sözdeaccording to allegation
- güyaaccording to allegation
Ukrainian ні́бито, ні́би
- ні́бито (níbyto)according to allegation
- ні́би (níby)according to allegation
- немо́вби (nemóvby)according to allegation
- немо́вбито (nemóvbyto)according to allegation
Cite this entry
allegedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegedly
“allegedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegedly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allegedly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegedly.
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