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assumed

assumed

7.4
Used to hide someone's real name, identity or feelings
  • adjective
  • /əˈsjuːmd/
translation icon : supuesto
  • The detective used an assumed identity to gather information without being recognized.

Examples

  • She attended the event under an assumed name to avoid attracting attention.

  • His assumed persona was charismatic, hiding his true, shy nature.

  • A more common situation is that we may have an assumed output sampling.

  • And second of all, we froze the assumed increase in pay.

  • But R has been assumed to answer emptiness testing.

Synonyms

false
vsassumed
263 2.8

Not real and made to trick people

is about deliberate adoption to hide identity rather than mere imitation
fictitious
vsassumed
31 5.1

Not real and made up

is adopted for a purpose, often to mislead or conceal identity
put-on
vsassumed
  • Informal
8 7.6

Seems real but is actually false

is specifically about taking a name or quality to hide identity
fictive
vsassumed
1 8.5

Not real and made up for a story or to hide the truth

is about choosing a name or quality to mislead or conceal identity
pretended
vsassumed
4.7

Made to seem real to trick people

focuses on adopting a name or role mainly to conceal identity
sham
vsassumed
6.8

Not real and made to trick people

emphasizes choice of identity or trait for a specific hiding purpose

Antonyms

genuine
203 2.0

Real and not fake, for example about art or goods

Compounds

assumed name
6 6.3

A name someone uses instead of their real name to hide who they are

assumed name
  • Formal
1 6.9

A name a business uses that is different from its legal name

How False

counterfeit
80 6.7
assumed
7.4
fictitious
31 5.1
adopted
3.1

Surface Forms

assumed positive

Morphology

assumed = assume (transparent) = assume + ed

A standard past-participle adjective formed from the verb 'assume', meaning 'taken on' or 'adopted', which is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

Assumed comes from the verb assume, built from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and sumere 'to take', so it originally meant 'to take on'. That's why an assumed name or mood is something you 'take on' on purpose, often to hide the real one.