Synonyms of presumed

presumed 1 of 2

adjective

as in apparent

appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed

the presumed culprit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apparent
• supposed
• possible
• probable
• assumed
• seeming
• obvious
• reputed
• putative
• ostensible
• evident
• alleged
• prima facie
• likely
• plausible
• ostensive
• visible
• superficial
• demonstrable
• distinct
• conceivable
• purported
• external
• claimed
• supposable
• manifest
• outward
• imaginary
• illusory
• misleading
• deceptive
• illusive
• professed
• clear
• feigned
• specious
• plain
• delusive
• pseudo
• pretended
• faked
• delusory
• fake
• phony
• so-called
• put-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hidden
• impossible
• unlikely
• actual
• inconceivable
• improbable
• confirmed
• implausible
• real
• valid
• inapparent
• established
• genuine
• sure
• validated
• substantiated
• corroborated
• verified
• authenticated

presumed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of presume

1

as in assumed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

I presume you'll fly if you do go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• guessed
• supposed
• suspected
• thought
• speculated
• surmised
• imagined
• conjectured
• believed
• suspicioned
• inferred
• deduced
• expected
• concluded
• daresaid
• hypothesized
• theorized
• gathered
• conceived
• judged
• reckoned
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• determined
• validated
• learned
• ascertained
• substantiated
• found out

2

as in said

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• said
• believed
• supposed
• thought
• hypothesized
• postulated
• presupposed
• concluded
• guessed
• figured
• premised
• accepted
• insisted
• dreamed
• suspected
• inferred
• hypothecated
• deduced
• took for granted
• imagined
• claimed
• declared
• credited
• perceived
• surmised
• speculated
• judged
• conjectured
• swallowed
• maintained
• alleged
• asserted
• conceived
• contended
• theorized
• affirmed
• gathered
• suspicioned
• fancied
• reckoned
• professed
• averred
• took
• avowed
• preconceived
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubted
• challenged
• questioned
• discounted
• disputed
• wondered (about)
• distrusted
• disagreed (with)
• denied
• discredited
• controverted
• rejected
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• mistrusted
• disowned
• disbelieved
• disproved
• rebutted
• refuted
• belied
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presumed

Adjective

The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

Up in the upper deck along the left field side, a young girl in a Mangum jersey was seated next to a young boy, presumed to be her older brother, wearing a team cap with his mitt ready. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026

It’s presumed that this summer will be his final run with the Argentinian national team in the World Cup. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

The rest was presumed to be absorbed by fuel wholesalers or distributors who pay the gas tax to the federal government. —Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

As in every case, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

At least one of the detainees who died is presumed to have died by suicide. —Laura Romero, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026

In September 1879, the girl died of viral encephalitis — presumed to have been transmitted by a mosquito — just weeks before her 13th birthday. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026

There are also lead-testing kits available, though at-home testing should generally be presumed less accurate. —Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026

Some time after this conversation, Mustafa disappears from Wad Hamid and is presumed drowned in an unusual flood of the Nile. —Alvin Birdi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026