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supposedly

How many syllables in supposedly?

  4 syllables

Divide supposedly into syllables:   sup-pos-ed-ly
How to say supposedly:

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Synonyms for supposedly


3 syllables
  • it would seem
  • so they say
4 syllables
  • allegedly
  • by all accounts
  • ostensibly
  • reportedly
  • so it is said
6 syllables
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