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Assume

🔄 Synonyms of "Assume"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
arrogateverb	(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
acquireverb	(transitive) To get.
shamnoun	Intended to deceive; false.
presumeverb	(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
usurpverb	To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
donnoun	A mafia boss, primarily for Italian or Italian American bosses.
acceptverb	(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
adoptverb	To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
wearverb	(transitive) To have on:
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
simulateverb	To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
take for grantedverb	(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
get intoverb	To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come to enjoy (something).
bearverb	A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assume"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
presumeverb	(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
take for grantedverb	(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.
acceptverb	(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
simulateverb	To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
acquireverb	(transitive) To get.
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
get intoverb	To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come to enjoy (something).
shamverb	To deceive, cheat, lie.
arrogateverb	(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
usurpverb	To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
donverb	(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
adoptverb	To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
wearverb	(transitive) To have on:
bearverb	(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
supposeverb	(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.