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reputed

reputed

5.6
People generally think someone or something has a certain quality without proof
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
translation icon : reputado
  • The old mansion is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

Examples

  • Lyndon Johnson is famously is reputed to have said Democrats have lost the South for a generation.

  • He, he is reputed to have been a person of great intellect.

  • Well, the, I got introduced to an Italian guy in London who was reputed to be a Mafiosi.

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  • Many scientists are reputed to have made significant contributions to their fields.

  • She is reputed to be one of the best chefs in the country.

Synonyms

putative
vsreputed
  • Formal
11 7.9

Thought by many to be true but not proved

is used more widely in everyday or neutral language rather than formal texts
alleged
vsreputed
  • Literature
3 4.2

Said to be true or to have happened but not proved

refers to general belief about a person's quality rather than a specific claimed event
supposed
vsreputed
3.7

Thought to be true but often doubted

refers to general public belief without stressing doubt

How Believed

confirmed
3.0
reported
  • Formal
3.0
reputed
5.6
alleged
  • Literature
3 4.2

Surface Forms

reputed positive

Morphology

reputed = repute (transparent) = repute + ed

Regular participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'repute' ('consider/regard') so the meaning 'generally believed' follows directly from the base plus -ed.

Etymology

Reputed comes from the Latin verb reputare, which means 'to think over' or 'consider'. It is the same root as reputation, so if someone is reputed to be something they are 'thought' or 'said' to be that way, even if there is no proof.