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
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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—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
In the report, the $25,000 contribution is attributed to Centurion American Development Group, an assumed name of Centurion American Custom Homes Inc., according to records found on the Texas Secretary of State’s website.
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Heatstroke was something that occurred outdoors — patients did not develop heatstroke inside the assumed safety of a hospital environment.
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But even still, with the assumed seven, the Panthers have a lot of decisions to make.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025
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Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
In the report, the $25,000 contribution is attributed to Centurion American Development Group, an assumed name of Centurion American Custom Homes Inc., according to records found on the Texas Secretary of State’s website.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Heatstroke was something that occurred outdoors — patients did not develop heatstroke inside the assumed safety of a hospital environment.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
But even still, with the assumed seven, the Panthers have a lot of decisions to make.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025
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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assumed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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