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taken for granted

ADJECTIVE
assumed
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
Antonyms
WEAK
genuine natural real unassumed unexpected
ADJECTIVE
assumptive
Synonyms
WEAK
assumed likely possible presumable presumed probable prospective supposed suppositive
ADJECTIVE
implicit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constant contained definite implied latent steadfast tacit unshakable unspoken
WEAK
accurate certain complete constructive entire firm fixed full implicative inarticulate inevitable inferential inferred practical total undeclared understood unexpressed unhesitating unqualified unquestioned unreserved unsaid unuttered virtual wholehearted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disloyal stated untrustworthy
WEAK
explicit specific
ADJECTIVE
inferred
Synonyms
STRONG
complete contained firm fixed full implied total understood unsaid
WEAK
accurate certain constant constructive definite entire implicative inarticulate inevitable inferential latent practical steadfast tacit undeclared unexpressed unhesitating unqualified unquestioned unreserved unshakable unspoken unuttered virtual wholehearted wordless
Antonyms
STRONG
changeable expressed incomplete indefinite irresolute needy stated unfinished
ADJECTIVE
time-honored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classical conventional customary long-established usual
WEAK
accustomed ancestral classic fixed folk historic old popular regular rooted standard universal vintage widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different irregular uncommon unusual
ADJECTIVE
traditional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classic classical common conventional historic long-established old popular regular time-honored universal
WEAK
acceptable accustomed acknowledged ancestral customary doctrinal fixed folk habitual immemorial oral prescribed rooted sanctioned transmitted unwritten widely used widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different extraordinary infrequent irregular modern new rare uncommon unusual
WEAK
fresh unestablished unfixed untraditional
ADJECTIVE
understood
Synonyms
STRONG
accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid
WEAK
axiomatic down pat inferential on to roger tacit undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wise to wordless
Antonyms
STRONG
expressed stated
WEAK
explained explicit spoken written
ADJECTIVE
undoubting
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute accurate certain complete constant constructive contained definite entire firm fixed full implicative implied inarticulate inevitable inferential inferred latent practical steadfast tacit total unconditional undeclared understood unexpressed unfaltering unhesitating unqualified unquestioned unquestioning unreserved unsaid unshakable unspoken unuttered virtual wholehearted
ADJECTIVE
unhesitating
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute accurate certain complete constant constructive contained definite entire firm fixed full implicative implied inarticulate inevitable inferential inferred latent practical steadfast tacit total unconditional undeclared understood undoubting unexpressed unfaltering unqualified unquestioned unquestioning unreserved unsaid unshakable unspoken unuttered virtual wholehearted
ADJECTIVE
unquestioning
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute accurate certain complete constant constructive contained definite entire firm fixed full implicative implied inarticulate inevitable inferential inferred latent practical steadfast tacit total unconditional undeclared understood undoubting unexpressed unfaltering unhesitating unqualified unquestioned unreserved unsaid unshakable unspoken unuttered virtual wholehearted
ADJECTIVE
unuttered
Synonyms
WEAK
accurate certain complete constant constructive contained definite entire firm fixed full implicative implied inarticulate inevitable inferential inferred latent practical steadfast tacit total undeclared understood unexpressed unhesitating unqualified unquestioned unreserved unsaid unshakable unspoken virtual wholehearted wordless

Example Sentences

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Litten posted on X that Kelly's "acting abilities and comic genius were taken for granted", adding she was one of the show's "best-loved characters" and "certainly one of the most beloved cast members".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"Democracy cannot be taken for granted," Sánchez said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

From Texas and Oklahoma to the Midwest and Northeast, roads are slick, flights are canceled and energy grids are under stress, exposing vulnerabilities in systems long taken for granted.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

“It makes visible how much our labor, participation, and cooperation are taken for granted — and what happens when we withdraw them together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Everything that philosophers had taken for granted for millennia was called into doubt.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife