a. | 1. | Supposed. |
2. | Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; |
Adj. | 1. | assumed - accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted" Synonyms: assumptive, taken for granted |
2. | assumed - taken as your right without justification; "was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states" Synonyms: arrogated | |
3. | assumed - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" |