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Synonyms for purport
pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrtpur·port
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purport
Synonyms:
tendency, meaning, import, bearing, signification, drift, tenor, current, intent, spiritAntonyms:
statement, assertion, declaration, proposition, announcement
Princeton's WordNet
intent, purport, spiritnoun
the intended meaning of a communication
Synonyms:
intention, aim, liveliness, smell, design, flavour, disembodied spirit, sprightliness, feel, flavor, look, spirit, drift, feeling, heart, life, intent, emotional state, tone, purposedrift, purportverb
the pervading meaning or tenor
"caught the general drift of the conversation"
Synonyms:
trend, impetus, movement, heading, spirit, impulsion, gallery, intent, driftpurportverb
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
"The letter purports to express people's opinion"
aim, purpose, purport, proposeverb
propose or intend
"I aim to arrive at noon"
Synonyms:
suggest, aim, shoot for, place, pop the question, draw a bead on, aspire, drive, advise, declare oneself, take aim, project, propose, resolve, direct, train, get, take, target, calculate, nominate, point, purpose, offer
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List of paraphrases for "purport":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#200 | life | |
#245 | design | |
#246 | take | |
#288 | project | |
#316 | place | |
#328 | current | |
#438 | point | |
#446 | look | |
#463 | gallery | |
#617 | offer | |
#737 | drive | |
#783 | direct | |
#873 | feel | |
#889 | heart | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1584 | target | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#2199 | suggest | |
#2293 | movement | |
#2505 | train | |
#2751 | aim | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#2780 | import | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4405 | trend | |
#5534 | intent | |
#5917 | heading | |
#5920 | bearing | |
#5981 | resolve | |
#7096 | advise | |
#7295 | intention | |
#8314 | smell | |
#8654 | propose | |
#8705 | flavor | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#11779 | drift | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#14897 | aspire | |
#15883 | tenor | |
#17532 | nominate | |
#18059 | flavour | |
#26441 | impetus | |
#45028 | purport | |
#65094 | signification | |
#115617 | liveliness | |
#219944 | impulsion |
How to use purport in a sentence?
That's a scheme where institutions purport to be schools, but are really not doing any education whatsoever.
Here in Wolfsburg, some people purport to know what kind of cars Brazilians, Americans or people in India like to drive, strange then, how some of these cars don't then seem to meet customers' taste.
To purport that Peter was 'planted' in China by foreign forces is part of a trend by Chinese authorities of blaming 'hostile foreign forces' for domestic grievances.
Defense Department spokesman Bill Urban:
These excessive maritime claims are inconsistent with international law as reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention in that they purport to restrict the navigation rights that the United States and all states are entitled to exercise.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General:
From California to Maine, consumers ingest pills, powders and liquids every day, not knowing whether they are wasting money or whether they may end up harming, rather than helping, themselves. Unfortunately, many of these products are not what they purport to be or can not do what the distributors claim they can do.
Translations for purport
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- تدعيArabic
- beabsichtigenGerman
- propósito, pretenderSpanish
- اظهار نظرPersian
- tarkoitus, esittää, esiintyä, aikoaFinnish
- prétendre, avoir l'intentionFrench
- brìghScottish Gaelic
- मुरादHindi
- իմաստArmenian
- כַּוָנָהHebrew
- ჩაფიქრება, გამოსახვა, გამოხატვაGeorgian
- gewicht, doel, beweren, intentie, van plan zijnDutch
- påståttNorwegian
- propósito, supor, pretender, dizerPortuguese
- намереваться, намерение, притворяться, претендовать, изображатьRussian
- avseSwedish
- ความหมายThai
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