allegedly
adverb/əˈlɛdʒɪdli/
Frequency rank: #3,881 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
According to what people say, though it has not been proven.
Example sentence
The suspect allegedly stole the jewelry from the store.
Synonyms & related words
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