purports
Claims to be
Purports means claims or professes, usually with an implication of doubt about the truth: The document purports to be from the 16th century.
What something purports to be is what it presents itself as, whether or not that presentation is accurate.
The noun purport means the general meaning or substance of something: the purport of his remarks.
States as true
- allegesAsserts without proof
- professesDeclares openly, perhaps falsely
- maintainsKeeps in condition
- contendsStrives in opposition
declares · avows · affirms · proclaims · insists · avers · represents · states
Gives an impression
- appearsBecomes visible or seems
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
- outwardlyTo external appearance
- superficiallyAt surface level only
supposedly · allegedly · on its face · nominally · prima facie · semblance · veneer · surface impression
Purposes or targets
- intendsPlans to do
- meansMethod or resources
- proposesFormally puts forth
- designsCreates or conceives layouts
objectives · purposes · goals · signifies · conveys · expresses · denotes
Pretends to feel
- pretendsActs falsely
- masqueradesPretends to be something else
- posesHeld body positions
- dissemblesDisguises real feelings
misrepresents · deceives · fabricates · sham · charade · guise · façade · artifice
asserts
States as true
contends · declares · avows · affirms · proclaims · insists · avers · represents · states · holds
seems
Gives an impression
- appearsBecomes visible or seems
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
- outwardlyTo external appearance
superficially · supposedly · allegedly · on its face · nominally · prima facie · semblance · veneer · surface impression
aims
Purposes or targets
designs · objectives · purposes · goals · signifies · conveys · expresses · denotes
feigns
Pretends to feel
- pretendsActs falsely
- masqueradesPretends to be something else
- posesHeld body positions
dissembles · misrepresents · deceives · fabricates · sham · charade · guise · façade · artifice · imposture
purportsconfirms
Establishes as fact
verifies · proves · demonstrates · establishes · substantiates