supposititious
- adjective
- /ˌsʌpəˈzɪtɪʃəs/
- Formal
:
falsificado
- The historian discovered that the letter was actually supposititious and not written by the famous author.
Examples
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Many believed the artifact was ancient, but experts later proved it was supposititious.
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The court rejected the supposititious evidence as it could not be verified.
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The supposititious evidence was dismissed by the court.
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His claims were based on supposititious assumptions.
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The historian discovered that the letter was actually supposititious and not written by the famous author.
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Many believed the artifact was ancient, but experts later proved it was supposititious.
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The court rejected the supposititious evidence as it could not be verified.
Synonyms
833
1.8
Not real and made to look like something real
220
5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
153
5.6
Fake and made to trick people
28
7.7
Not real but looks real and comes before other words
14
7.9
Not real or true, often made to seem true
6
6.6
Not real and not what it looks like
1
7.4
Not real or true
An object that is not real or original and is often a fake
Seeming sincere but actually shallow
Antonyms
How Authentic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Supposititious comes from the old Latin verb supponere, from sub- 'under' and ponere 'to put', the same root behind suppose and supposition. In older use this could mean someone or something 'put in' in place of the real one, so a supposititious object or document is presented as real but is actually fake or not genuine.