Antonyms of adj putative

1 sense of putative

Sense 1
putative (prenominal) -- (purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the putative author of the book")

INDIRECT (VIA acknowledged) -> unacknowledged -- (not recognized or admitted)

Similarity of adj putative

1 sense of putative

Sense 1
putative (prenominal) -- (purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the putative author of the book")
       => acknowledged (vs. unacknowledged) -- (recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error")