| said |
| acknowledged(verb, adjective, stated, affirmed, avowed) |
| admitted(verb, affirmed, avowed) |
| declared(verb, supposed, stated, unproven, affirmed) |
| so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent) |
| affirmed(verb, adjective, stated, affirmed, believed) |
| alleged(adjective, apparent, supposed, unproven, ostensible) |
| asserted(verb, adjective, supposed, stated, unproven) |
| avowed(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying) |
| attested(verb, affirmed) |
| ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent) |
| pretended(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying) |
| purported(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying) |
| apparent(adjective, surface, supposed, unproven, ostensible) |
| averred(verb, supposed, unproven, affirmed) |
| claimed(verb, affirmed) |
| self-styled(adjective, theoretical, supposed, alleged, ostensible) |
| stated(verb, adjective, supposed, unproven, affirmed) |
| supposed(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying) |
| certified(verb, affirmed) |