assumed

adjective

as·​sumed ə-ˈsümd 

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

ə-ˈsü-məd-lē 

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

Synonyms of assumed

• presumed
• apparent
• possible
• supposed
• probable
• obvious
• seeming

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

Recent Examples on the Web

While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026

Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing assumed

• assumed name

Rhymes for assumed

• foredoomed
• unconsumed
• bloomed
• boomed
• doomed
• fumed
• groomed
• loomed
• plumed
• roomed
• zoomed
• consumed