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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“What universal binomial denominations were his as Entity and Nonentity? Assumed by any or known to none he was Everyman or Noman.”
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2018
Assumed already dead by many, the final Betamax cassette will roll off the production line in March 2016 as its maker concedes defeat to the march of time, 20 ,maybe 30, years late.
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2015
Assumed to have been completely landscaped in the 18th Century, Mr Jacques realised the area had not been and decided to investigate.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2013
Assumed Value Most people don’t understand why one pair of shoes is $80 and another $400.
From Time • Jan. 7, 2013
He got up, tried to get to the door, heard someone racing down the stairs, and assumed it was the boy. 6TH JUROR: I think that’s possible. 3RD JUROR: Assumed?
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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