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
- assumedly adverb
- nonassumed adjective
- self-assumed adjective
- unassumed adjective
- well-assumed adjective
Etymology
Origin of assumed
Example Sentences
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"My husband just assumed it was something that I had signed up to, so he never questioned it at the time," said Neha, 50.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“Families who have been in the Emirates a long time ago wear it proudly. Others, especially those that came later, changed their name, worried about being assumed to have dual loyalties.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
I assumed that uploading documents to a “secure vault” meant they would be handled safely.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
States, Jackson noted, have long assumed the power to punish medical professionals for what they say in addition to what they do.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The growing interface between high finance and lower-middle-class America was assumed to be good for lower-middle-class America.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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