reportedly

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UK/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/

adverb

According to reports or rumors.

“Near-synonyms: reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly”

CommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbreportedly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAccording to reports or rumors.First known use 19th c.

    Near-synonyms: reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly

    4 more examples

    Other opposition forces have reportedly pushed to Ajdabiya, west of Benghazi […]

    2011 February 25, “Building a new Libya”, in The Economist

    Nintoku, the pseudolegendary emperor of the fourth century, reportedly enjoyed falconry.

    2015, Morgan Pitelka, Spectacular Accumulation

    The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.

    2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 May 2025

    Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administration.

    2025 February 7, Josie Ensor, “Meet Elon Musk’s ‘baby-faced assassins’ leading Doge takeover”, in The Times, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025

    Synonyms: reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian както се говори
  • както се говори (kakto se govori)according to reports or rumors
Danish angiveligt
  • angiveligtaccording to reports or rumors
Dutch naar verluidt
  • naar verluidtaccording to reports or rumors
Finnish kuulemma, tietojen mukaan
  • kuulemmaaccording to reports or rumors
  • tietojen mukaanaccording to reports or rumors
  • kerrotaan, että...according to reports or rumors
  • väitetään, että...according to reports or rumors
French supposément, paraît-il
  • supposémentaccording to reports or rumors
  • paraît-ilaccording to reports or rumors
German angeblich, Gerüchten zufolge
  • angeblichaccording to reports or rumors
  • Gerüchten zufolgeaccording to reports or rumors
Hungarian állítólag
  • állítólagaccording to reports or rumors
Polish rzekomo, podobno
  • rzekomoaccording to reports or rumors
  • podobnoaccording to reports or rumors
  • ponoćaccording to reports or rumors
Spanish supuestamente, reportadamente
  • supuestamenteaccording to reports or rumors
  • reportadamenteaccording to reports or rumors
  • según se diceaccording to reports or rumors
Swedish enligt uppgift
  • enligt uppgiftaccording to reports or rumors
Cite this entry
APA

reportedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportedly

MLA

“reportedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reportedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportedly.

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