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assume
Synonyms and Antonyms of assume
1
to take to or upon oneself
2
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
accept, believe, credit, swallow
conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take
conjecture, figure, guess, reckon [chiefly dialect], surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect], think
conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive
affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess
take for granted
3
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
4
to present a false appearance of
make believe
5
to provide with a paying job
Synonym Discussion of assume
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- assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients
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- affected an interest in art
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- pretended that nothing had happened
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- cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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- feigned sickness
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- an actor counterfeiting drunkenness
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- shammed a most unconvincing limp
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