Adjective
1. accepted as real or true without proof;
"an assumed increase in population""the assumed reason for his absence""assumptive beliefs""his loyalty was taken for granted"2. taken as your right without justification;
"was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity""Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states"3. adopted in order to deceive;
"an assumed name""an assumed cheerfulness""a fictitious address""fictive sympathy""a pretended interest""a put-on childish voice""sham modesty"