Synonyms of assumes

assumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of assume

1

as in accepts

to take to or upon oneself

we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepts
• shoulders
• undertakes
• bears
• embraces
• adopts
• takes over
• endorses
• agrees
• supports
• espouses
• advocates
• upholds
• acquiesces
• consents
• assents
• accedes
• takes up
• stands by
• backs
• champions
• reassumes
• reaccepts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disclaims
• repudiates
• disavows
• refuses
• renounces
• rejects
• withdraws
• disowns
• retracts
• avoids
• abjures
• declines
• recants
• spurns
• turns down
• takes back
• bypasses
• abandons
• relinquishes
• refrains (from)
• forsakes
• abstains (from)
• surrenders
• gives up
• unsays
• detours
• backtracks
• forbears
• backs off
• backs down
• abnegates

2

as in says

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• presumes
• believes
• thinks
• supposes
• presupposes
• concludes
• hypothesizes
• postulates
• accepts
• premises
• guesses
• insists
• figures
• imagines
• dreams
• infers
• takes for granted
• hypothecates
• suspects
• declares
• deduces
• speculates
• claims
• maintains
• surmises
• asserts
• perceives
• contends
• conceives
• swallows
• credits
• affirms
• judges
• theorizes
• gathers
• alleges
• reckons
• takes
• suspicions
• professes
• conjectures
• fancies
• avers
• avows
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wonders (about)
• denies
• doubts
• challenges
• disagrees (with)
• distrusts
• rejects
• disputes
• discredits
• discounts
• questions
• disclaims
• repudiates
• disbelieves
• disavows
• controverts
• mistrusts
• refutes
• belies
• disproves
• disowns
• rebuts
• confutes

3

as in guesses

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guesses
• supposes
• presumes
• thinks
• imagines
• suspects
• speculates
• surmises
• believes
• suspicions
• conjectures
• infers
• concludes
• expects
• deduces
• daresays
• hypothesizes
• theorizes
• gathers
• conceives
• reckons
• hypothecates
• judges
• takes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• demonstrates
• proves
• establishes
• determines
• documents
• learns
• validates
• substantiates
• finds out
• ascertains

4

as in pretends

to present a false appearance of

she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretends
• simulates
• affects
• professes
• acts
• feigns
• passes (for)
• poses
• conceals
• makes believe
• dissembles
• forges
• plays
• puts on
• imitates
• shams
• bluffs
• counterfeits
• fakes
• impersonates
• masquerades
• camouflages
• masks
• lets on
• disguises
• dissimulates
• playacts
• feints
• malingers

5

as in employs

to provide with a paying job

assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employs
• hires
• recruits
• engages
• retains
• pays
• signs (up or on)
• enlists
• fees
• places
• lays on
• takes on
• jobs
• promotes
• partners
• rehires
• apprentices
• reengages
• contracts
• keeps (on)
• reemploys
• subcontracts
• upgrades
• advances
• headhunts
• scouts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• cans
• discharges
• axes
• fires
• sacks
• furloughs
• lays off
• locks out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assumes

Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

There is a real risk of cultural bias if AI assumes the whole world, ranging from Argentina and Egypt to Japan and Zimbabwe, ought to pursue the same values as the Western world. — Alexandra Figueroa, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Featuring fun cold and hot drinks like orange marzipan latte and ube matcha latte, along with a variety of fancy toasts and pastries, Pop Haus assumes a wine bar format in the afternoons featuring Georgian wines. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

We have since been informed that the trade can only be finalized if the Raptors’ ownership group assumes the risk of penalties related to Kawhi’s contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation. — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Upon approval, the new lender pays off your existing loan and then assumes the remaining balance. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

One person, faced with a partner’s short reply, assumes fatigue or distraction. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The legal architecture of compliance assumes human decision-making throughout. — Matthew White, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Banned from contact with them, Niki assumes a new identity to stay close to them. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026