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assumed

[uh-soomd] / əˈsumd /
ADJECTIVE
pretended
Synonyms
STRONG
affected counterfeit fake feigned pretended sham simulated
WEAK
artificial bogus false fictitious imitation made-up make believe phony put on spurious
Antonyms
STRONG
genuine real sincere true
WEAK
natural unassumed unexpected
ADJECTIVE
expected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted granted presumed
STRONG
conjectured connoted given hypothesized inferred postulated presupposed supposed surmised understood
WEAK
counted on hypothetical suppositional tacit taken as known taken for granted
Antonyms
WEAK
genuine natural real unassumed unexpected

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Deluard first assumed that you could know a given quarter’s final GDP growth rate one quarter in advance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In 2021, as price growth began accelerating in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, Powell termed the increase transitory, a product of supply-chain bottlenecks and other post-Covid distortions that it assumed would resolve.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has assumed the role of supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war on 28 February.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The finding supported the idea that parts of early snake evolution in Gondwana were more diverse, and often bigger-bodied, than once assumed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Two and a half miles from the shore, they assumed they were safe.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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