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
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"Our results show that eastern and western European populations were not as genetically isolated as previously assumed," says first author Pere Gelabert, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
But if the AI build-out, and the stock-market-fueled consumer spending it supports, turn out to be more sensitive to interest rates than many have assumed, each increase could do more to cool the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
I assumed that the A meant Antler, and a thrill ran through me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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