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adjective

ə-ˈsümd How to pronounce assumed (audio)
Definition of assumednext
1
as in presumed
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed an assumed connection between the two species that has yet to be confirmed by fossil findings

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2
as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality the salesclerk's assumed friendliness vanished as soon as I assured her I was just looking

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assumed

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verb

past tense of assume
1
as in accepted
to take to or upon oneself we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard

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2
as in said
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert

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3
as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask

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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date

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as in employed
to provide with a paying job assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm

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Recent Examples of assumed
Adjective
Today, investigators released a video recovered from her entryway camera, showing a person—masked, gloved, carrying what appears to be a holstered gun—at her door during the hours of the assumed abduction. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz indicated the Razmias alias may be the defendant’s true identity, with Stoian being an assumed name. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has assumed control of the investigation. — Kendra Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026 The study, which assumed a buy-and-hold strategy, likely underestimated the tax burden for most investors. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assumed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumed
  1. presumed
  2. mock
  3. accepted
  4. said
  5. guessed
  6. pretended
  7. employed
  8. apparent
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Adjective
  • The outfit consisted of a sleeveless, mock-neck blouse in mocha-brown, tucked into a tawny suede skirt that hit just above her ankles.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Mirroring the look of King’s footwear, Osaka sported a metallic silver pleated top with a mock neckline and no sleeves.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mock
Verb
  • The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, only to be revoked last August by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid criticism of the deal from Republican lawmakers.
    — Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The sighting still needs to be accepted by the California Bird Records Committee, which reviews and confirms rare bird sightings.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • Over the following two and a half years, the data center will incrementally ramp its load up to a minimum bill demand of 480 megawatts with a maximum contract demand of 600 megawatts, the memo said.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An attorney representing Matthew Mayich’s family said Arizona State University is mishandling the investigation into the hockey player’s collapse and hospitalization and called on members of the coaching staff to be put on administrative leave.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of said
Verb
  • One person in the audience counted seven bidders and guessed that anyone serious about winning would have been advised to go way, way above the estimate.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Abdeen guessed that they were drawn to the familiar symbols that the Masons borrowed from what the French had dubbed the Orient, such as the tarboosh, a brimless and tasselled hat.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of guessed
Verb
  • Once upon a time, Republicans understood this, or at least pretended to.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The individual pretended to be from the Federal Trade Commission and told the victims to take funds out of their account and put it into a cryptocurrency kiosk, staying on the phone with them to avoid detection by bank tellers, officials said.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • The Dispatch reported that an EMCC Athletics representative would not confirm whether Stephens remains employed by the school in another capacity.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Chicago police employed 1,102 total detectives as of May 2023, and 1,163 as of last week.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of employed
Adjective
  • This led to a segment on Newsmax in which anchor Carl Higbie deleted one Jelly Roll song from his phone on air, demonstrating the apparent righteous power of tapping a touch-screen button.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Colleges put limits on the right of students and teachers to express points of view that departed from this new apparent consensus.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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