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(Entry 1 of 2)
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
- the presumed culprit
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presumed
verbpast tense of presume
Synonyms & Antonyms of presumed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
- I presume you'll fly if you do go
Synonyms for presumed
- assumed,
- conjectured,
- daresaid,
- guessed,
- imagined,
- speculated,
- supposed,
- surmised,
- suspected,
- suspicioned
- [chiefly dialect]
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2
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
- we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty
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- conjectured,
- figured,
- guessed,
- reckoned
- [chiefly dialect],
- surmised,
- suspected,
- suspicioned
- [chiefly dialect],
- thought
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