assumed

[ uh-soomd ]

/ əˈsumd /

adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.

taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.

usurped.

Origin of assumed

First recorded in 1615–25; assume + -ed²

as·sum·ed·ly

[uh-soo-mid-lee] /əˈsu mɪd li/, adverb non·as·sumed, adjective self-as·sumed, adjective un·as·sumed, adjective

well-as·sumed, adjective

Likely bunch you have there, he said, casually, turning away with unassumed reluctance.

Langford of the Three Bars |Kate Boyles
Her tone almost startled him, its unassumed cheerfulness was so unlooked for.

The Wings of the Morning |Louis Tracy
He is young and fair, tall and commanding, and his unassumed dignity is in keeping with his handsome physique.

A Soldier's Life |Edwin G. Rundle
She looked up at him sharply with a suspicion that such innocence in a grown-up man could not be unassumed.

The Secret of the League |Ernest Bramah

The terrified householders threw open their doors with unassumed alacrity.

The Blue Lights |Arnold Fredericks

assumed

/ (əˈsjuːmd) /

false; fictitious an assumed name

taken for granted an assumed result

usurped; arrogated an assumed authority