| Adj. | 1. | supposed - firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be" |
| 2. | supposed - mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts" | |
| 3. | supposed - commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" | |
| 4. | supposed - designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?" | |
| 5. | supposed - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" | |
| 6. | supposed - required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store" | |
| 7. | supposed - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" |