The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOMINAL , but the solution may also be ALLEGED which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
So-called crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOMINAL | 36 % | 7 |
| ALLEGED | 36 % | 7 |
| PSEUDO | 9 % | 6 |
| TERMED | 9 % | 6 |
| NAMED | 9 % | 5 |
Why may ALLEGED be the right solution?
The word "alleged" is often used to indicate that something is so-called or supposed, without confirming its truth.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: So-called
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- supposed
- alleged
- questionable
- named
- called
- designated
- tell
- the
- say
- fabled
- supposedly
- putative
Crossword Answer definitions
NOMINAL noun- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
- (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
- A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
- (police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
- Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small.
- Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
- Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
- According to plan or design.
- Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
- (of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.
- Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.
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 NOMINAL
- Budget-friendly
- Insignificant
- Trifling
- So-called
- In name only
- Not worth mentioning
- Putative
- Par.
- Existing in name only.
- Not real or actual.
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 PSEUDO
- Spurious
- False
- False start?
- Prefix meaning "false"
- False front?
- Prefix meaning "fake"
- Pretended
- Prefix with science
- False: Pref.
- Prefix with intellectual