assumed

American  

[uh-soomd] / əˈsumd /

adjective

1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned.

   an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.

2. taken for granted; supposed.

   His assumed innocence proved untrue.

3. usurped.

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assumed British  

/ əˈsjuːmd /

adjective

1. false; fictitious

   an assumed name

2. taken for granted

   an assumed result

3. usurped; arrogated

   an assumed authority

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Other Word Forms

• assumedly adverb
• nonassumed adjective
• self-assumed adjective
• unassumed adjective
• well-assumed adjective

Etymology

Origin of assumed

First recorded in 1615–25; assume + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Instead, diversity in the past may have been structured differently than scientists have assumed.

From Science Daily

The ranks of software developers, widely assumed to be acutely vulnerable to AI, are up 5% in January from a year earlier, a pace largely consistent with the past 23 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was assumed to be the result of a natural selection.

From Barron's

Though no response, spirit or mortal, was recorded, it’s assumed that the clever Miss Allen remained a skeptic.

From Literature

On the expired MOT certificate, he said he bought the car in March and "wrongly assumed" it had a test done at the point of purchase.

From BBC

Related Words

• accepted
• granted
• presumed