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
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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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In 2020, Collins emphasized during her campaign that she was in line to be the next chair of the Appropriations Committee, a title she assumed at the beginning of 2025.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
I started in this job in “Game of Thrones” and just assumed, “That’s, like, how jobs go. You get invited to the Emmys every year and everyone frigging watches it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Wells’ classic story was one of the first mainstream studio films to riff on America’s post-9/11 anxiety, where characters assumed the widespread panic was the work of terrorists.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
If it did pay dividends on watered stock, the public assumed it was being overcharged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Her skin colored with what I assumed was embarrassment at being caught out.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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