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

And although Engwe advertises a 55-mile maximum range, that figure assumes ideal conditions. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

The committee’s analysis assumes Trump continued to hold the positions disclosed at the end of last year. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

The district’s current budget assumes $285 million in TIF funds, though the final amount will be set by City Hall later this year. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

The daughter figure, played by newcomer Angelina LookingGlass, assumes lead duties once the title character falls. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026

Customer lifetime value assumes a person making incremental choices, but one agent may soon route a household's entire travel, dining and financial-product spend. — Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Maddison would have been an appropriate choice for club captain, but already assumes the role of a unifier within the squad and is willing to front up to the media when results are poor. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Nunes is supported by new hire Jennipher Miller, who begins her new role as marketing manager, while Samantha Nepsa assumes Nunes’ previous duties with her promotion to senior analyst of data & analytics. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

When everyone assumes someone else is responsible for the conversation, important conversational work often goes undone. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026