Synonyms of presumed

presumed 1 of 2

adjective

as in apparent

appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed

the presumed culprit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apparent
• supposed
• possible
• probable
• assumed
• seeming
• obvious
• reputed
• putative
• ostensible
• evident
• alleged
• prima facie
• likely
• plausible
• ostensive
• visible
• superficial
• demonstrable
• distinct
• conceivable
• purported
• external
• claimed
• supposable
• manifest
• outward
• imaginary
• illusory
• misleading
• deceptive
• illusive
• professed
• clear
• feigned
• specious
• plain
• delusive
• pseudo
• pretended
• faked
• delusory
• fake
• phony
• so-called
• put-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hidden
• impossible
• unlikely
• actual
• inconceivable
• improbable
• confirmed
• implausible
• real
• valid
• inapparent
• established
• genuine
• sure
• validated
• substantiated
• corroborated
• verified
• authenticated

presumed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of presume

1

as in assumed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

I presume you'll fly if you do go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• guessed
• supposed
• suspected
• thought
• speculated
• surmised
• imagined
• conjectured
• believed
• suspicioned
• inferred
• deduced
• expected
• concluded
• daresaid
• hypothesized
• theorized
• gathered
• conceived
• judged
• reckoned
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• determined
• validated
• learned
• ascertained
• substantiated
• found out

2

as in said

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• said
• believed
• supposed
• thought
• hypothesized
• postulated
• presupposed
• concluded
• guessed
• figured
• premised
• accepted
• insisted
• dreamed
• suspected
• inferred
• hypothecated
• deduced
• took for granted
• imagined
• claimed
• declared
• credited
• perceived
• surmised
• speculated
• judged
• conjectured
• swallowed
• maintained
• alleged
• asserted
• conceived
• contended
• theorized
• affirmed
• gathered
• suspicioned
• fancied
• reckoned
• professed
• averred
• took
• avowed
• preconceived
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubted
• challenged
• questioned
• discounted
• disputed
• wondered (about)
• distrusted
• disagreed (with)
• denied
• discredited
• controverted
• rejected
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• mistrusted
• disowned
• disbelieved
• disproved
• rebutted
• refuted
• belied
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presumed

Adjective

The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

This particular set of remains—46 crania stored at Cambridge University—came from the Umm el-Qaab cemetery, which contains subsidiary burials presumed to be retainers of deceased First Dynasty rulers. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

In broad terms, an indefinite employment relationship is presumed to be terminable at the will of either party. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Lui remains presumed innocent unless prosecutors prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt in court. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Many Charlotteans presumed the coffee bar and lounge that now employs 22 people had simply closed. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

The three members invited more than 30 guests and at some point there were approximately more than 600 people outside Maison Estelle, where someone is presumed to have fainted. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

But disease, habitat loss and food decline devastated their populations until they were presumed to be extinct in the 1970s. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The first projectile flew approximately 450 km (280 miles) and is presumed to belong to the Hwasong-11 series, according to South Korea’s military. — CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026