1
: not true or real : deliberately pretended or feigned
an assumed cheerfulness
an assumed air of indifference
: false, fictitious
an assumed name
2
: taken for granted : supposed
the assumed reason for his absence
assumedly
adverb
The hotel has seven rentable rooms on the third floor, assumedly for those who need to render themselves supine after an attack on the elaborate fare.
—
Horace Sutton
Horace Sutton
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Examples of assumed in a Sentence
an assumed connection between the two species that has yet to be confirmed by fossil findings
the salesclerk's assumed friendliness vanished as soon as I assured her I was just looking
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This brings the Midsummer in below 2,200 pounds to the assumed benefit of performance and handling.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
There's an assumed level of risk associated with activity.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
There's an assumed level of risk associated with activity.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for assumed
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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assumed. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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