The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ALLEGED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Purported crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEGED | 60 % | 7 |
| RUMORED | 20 % | 7 |
| REPUTED | 20 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Purported
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- putative
- supposed
- reputed
- acknowledged
- supposedly
- presumptive
- presumed
- alleged
- intended
- declared
- self-styled
- apparent
Crossword Answer definitions
ALLEGED verb- To state under oath, to plead.
- To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
- To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- To lighten, diminish.
- Asserted but not proved.
- Supposed but doubtful.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALLEGED
- Ostensible
- Took a stab in Clue
- Purported
- Claimed without proof
- So-called
- Thought to be
- Contended
- Pretrial word
- Asserted
- Asserted without proof.
More clues leading to the result RUMORED
- Unproven
- Like gossip
- Spread by moving dirt?
- Talked about
- Said (to be)
- Unconfirmed
- Spread, as gossip
- Bruited about.
- Noised about.
- Noised abroad.