Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The singer complained to the police that she was purportedly attacked back stage immediately after the concert.

Impossibly

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word supposedly is impossibly.

• Supposedly means said to be the case but not necessarily so.
• Impossibly means in a way that is not possible or cannot be done.

The word supposedly means said to be the case but not necessarily so, while the word impossibly means in a way that is not possible or cannot be done. Therefore, the antonym of supposedly is impossibly.

The other options are not antonyms of supposedly.

• Maliciously means with harmful or evil intent.
• Dramatically means in a way that is very noticeable or striking.
• Severely means in a way that is very serious or intense.