Transcription
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- [uh-soomd]
- /əˈsumd/
- /əˈsjuːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-soomd]
- /əˈsumd/
Definitions of assumed word
- adjective assumed false; fictitious 3
- adjective assumed taken for granted 3
- adjective assumed usurped; arrogated 3
- adjective assumed pretended; put on; fictitious 3
- adjective assumed adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility. 1
- adjective assumed taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue. 1
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Origin of assumed
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; assume + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Assumed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assumed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assumed
adj assumed
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- pretended — Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- feigned — pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
adjective assumed
- rumored — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
- implicit — implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- anticipated — If an event, especially a cultural event, is eagerly anticipated, people expect that it will be very good, exciting, or interesting.
- hypothesised — to form a hypothesis.
- untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
adverb assumed
- just so — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
Antonyms for assumed
adj assumed
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- sincere — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- genuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
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