allege
verbTo assert that something happened or is true before it has been proved.
Matched form: alleged allege
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nounAn explanation that someone was elsewhere when an alleged act occurred; more broadly, an excuse.
Claim of being elsewhere
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ostensible
adjectivePresented as the reason or appearance, though the reality may differ.
professed
adjectiveOpenly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.
purported
adjectiveClaimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.
putative
adjectiveGenerally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.
reputed
adjectiveGenerally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.
unsubstantiated
adjectiveNot supported by adequate evidence.
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