6
proclaimed(verb, affirmed)
6
would-be(adjective, so-called)
5
accepted(verb, affirmed, believed)
5
avouched(verb, affirmed)
5
confessed
5
maintained(verb, affirmed, believed)
5
nominal(adjective, theoretical, supposed, alleged, ostensible)
5
pronounced(verb, affirmed)
5
seeming(adjective, surface, apparent, supposed, ostensible)
5
soi-disant(adjective, supposed, alleged, so-called)
4
approved(verb, affirmed)
4
asseverated
4
conceded
4
contended(verb, affirmed)
4
endorsed(verb, affirmed)
4
feigned(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
4
formal(adjective, supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
4
pledged(verb, affirmed)
4
ratified(verb, affirmed)
4
specious(adjective, surface, apparent, supposed, ostensive)
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