ASSUMED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASSUMED?

Need another word that means the same as “assumed”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “assumed” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Assumed” are: false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham, made-up, feigned, faked, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit, pseudo, make-believe, improvised, affected, adopted

Assumed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Assumed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “assumed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected.
• Adopted in order to deceive.
• (of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely.

Synonyms of "Assumed" as an adjective (17 Words)

adopted	Acquired as your own by free choice. My adopted state.
affected	Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion. Affected areas.
bogus	Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. A bogus insurance claim.
counterfeit	Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud. Counterfeit emotion.
fake	Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit. She got on the plane with a fake passport.
faked	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.
false	Used in names of plants animals and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called e g false oat. Gave false testimony under oath.
feigned	Not genuine. Feigned sympathy.
fictitious	Adopted in order to deceive. A fictitious address.
fictive	Relating to the writing of fiction. Fictive talent.
improvised	Done or made using whatever is available; makeshift. Crossed the river on improvised bridges.
made-up	Having been paved.
make-believe	Imagined as in a play.
pretended	Adopted in order to deceive. A pretended interest.
pseudo	Not genuine; spurious or sham. Pseudoclassic.
sham	Bogus; false. A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage.
spurious	False or fake; not what it appears to be. Separating authentic and spurious claims.

Usage Examples of "Assumed" as an adjective

• The assumed result of the election.
• An assumed name.
• The assumed rate of return.
• A man living under an assumed name.
• An assumed cheerfulness.

Associations of "Assumed" (30 Words)

about	On the move. There was a lot of flu about.
affectation	Behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress. The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.
approximation	An imprecise or incomplete account. These figures are only approximations.
assume	Make a pretence of. I assume his train was late.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. She began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him.
counterfeit	Pretended; sham. Counterfeit works of art.
estimate	Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. An estimate of what it would cost.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow.
fake	Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. Rob faked suspicion a jealous concern.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
feign	Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury. He feigned that he was ill.
fictitious	Adopted in order to deceive. Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
figment	A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. It really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination.
guess	Form a correct conclusion about something by guessing. She guessed the child s age at 14 or 15.
imitative	(of a word) reproducing a natural sound (e.g. fizz) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g. blob). Man is an imitative being.
impersonate	Represent another person with comic intentions. She impersonates Madonna.
inauthentic	Intended to deceive. Baroque harpsichord pieces played on the decidedly inauthentic modern Steinway.
inductive	Possessing inductance. Instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life.
persona	Jungian psychology a personal facade that one presents to the world. Bowie burned through one persona after another.
presume	Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission. A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food.
pretend	Represent fictitiously as in a play or pretend to be or act like. I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep.
pretended	Adopted in order to deceive. Eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.
pseudo	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. We are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind.
putative	Generally considered or reputed to be. The putative author of the book.
realistically	In a realistic manner. Realistically at his age opportunities are few and far between.
sham	Bogus; false. He shammed a headache.
simulate	Imitate the appearance or character of. Red ochre intended to simulate blood.
spurious	Not being what it purports to be; false or fake. A spurious argument.
suppose	Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I presuppose that you have done your work.
supposed	Doubtful or suspect. People admire their supposed industriousness.