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assume

[uh-soom] / əˈsum /
VERB
believe, take for granted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept conclude consider estimate expect guess infer presume speculate suspect think understand
STRONG
ascertain conjecture deduce deem divine fancy find gather hypothesize imagine judge posit postulate predicate presuppose suppose surmise theorize
WEAK
be afraid be inclined to think count upon fall for get the idea have a hunch have sneaking suspicion
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abstain disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect reject
STRONG
calculate know prove
WEAK
doubt leave let alone not believe not do not take
VERB
take, undertake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept acquire begin embrace take over take up
STRONG
appropriate arrogate confiscate don seize
WEAK
attend to embark upon enter upon set about take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complete conclude end finish reject
STRONG
give offer
WEAK
doubt leave let alone not believe not do not take
VERB
pretend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adopt affect
STRONG
act bluff counterfeit fake feign imitate impersonate mimic pretend simulate
WEAK
put on
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest be original differ oppose reverse tell the truth
WEAK
doubt leave let alone not believe not do not take
VERB
adopt, acquire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
take over
STRONG
annex appropriate arrogate borrow commandeer confiscate expropriate grab hijack liberate preempt seize snatch swipe usurp
WEAK
clap hands on get fingers on get hands on glom onto grab hold of kipe moonlight requisition
Antonyms
STRONG
give let go offer release return
WEAK
doubt leave let alone not believe not do not take

Example Sentences

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Investors can also take comfort from the fact that the fund’s managers do not assume an inordinate amount of risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The gap between what those portfolios assume and what is arriving is the trade nobody has put on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Its persuasive power seems more aimed at appealing to the sensibilities of the justices who, one could assume, wouldn’t want to hand over their papers, more than a real legal argument.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Does one assume the machine has enjoyed its victory?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead, assume the NTI is asking how you are and/or what you are doing.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly