assumed
Americanadjective
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adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned.
an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
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taken for granted; supposed.
His assumed innocence proved untrue.
adjective
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false; fictitious
an assumed name
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taken for granted
an assumed result
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usurped; arrogated
an assumed authority
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of assumed
Explanation
When something is described as assumed, it's fake. An assumed name is made up, often to hide a true identity. If you're living under an assumed name, you've taken on a new, fictitious name to disguise yourself or simply to start over as a new person — to give yourself an assumed identity. An assumed facial expression is false, and an assumed address isn't your real one. The adjective assumed comes from the meaning of assume that's "take on or adopt, often falsely," from the Latin assumere, "to take up."
Vocabulary lists containing assumed
Example Sentences
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He had thought that was good news as he assumed the firm must have had offers on the table.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“All authority is assumed, and if other people don’t accept your authority then you don’t have it. Perhaps the critical thing to being a convincing figure of authority is actually not to try too hard.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
And that forecast from earlier this year assumed interest rates well below today’s prevailing rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Although astronauts near the Moon are exposed to more radiation than those in low Earth orbit, the difference is not necessarily as dramatic as might be assumed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
I’d assumed it would be more complicated than that.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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