Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assumed

/əˈsjuːmd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: as-sumed
IPA: /əˈsjuːmd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of assume

adj

Used in a manner intended to deceive; pretended; simulated.

adj

Supposed or presumed.

Example Sentences

"Appleby[…]rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsjuːmd/

Inflected Forms

more assumed (comparative) most assumed (superlative)

Derived Forms

assumedly unassumed

Phrases

assumed name

Synonyms

understood a priori false fictitious fictive pretended put on sham

Rhymes With

consumed doomed resumed presumed groomed zoomed loomed boomed exhumed bloomed perfumed entombed

Questions

How do you pronounce assumed?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsjuːmd/.
What does assumed mean?: simple past and past participle of assume

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