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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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
"Somebody needs to tell me why that was the case. I assumed there wasn't going to be one because I came out with a jumper."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
In their calculations, organizers assumed insiders with any type of share voted against the proposal.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Sister Rita grew up in the Philippines, where she studied business in college and assumed she’d have a normal career and get married.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
So the members of the audience marveled to one another as they rushed to the lobby, for they all assumed it must be intermission.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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