Synonyms for
Assuming
Definition
Assuming means to suppose something without proof or to take on a certain role or responsibility.
Synonyms & similar words
assumptive
usurp
presume
acquire
assume
feign
don
arrogate
take
seize
takeforgranted
sham
takeon
simulate
presumptuous
adopt
takeup
takeover
accept
wear
strike
getinto
puton
bear
presuming
supposing
postulating
guessing
estimating
calculating
expecting
anticipating
imagining
conjecturing
surmising
speculating
inferring
deducing
undertaking
shouldering
accepting
embracing
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- assuming that
- assuming the worst
- assuming responsibility
- assuming control
- assuming a role
- assuming a position
- assuming a posture
Word family
Usage note
Often used with 'that' to introduce a condition or hypothesis. Can sometimes imply arrogance or overconfidence when used to describe a person's behavior.
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Example sentences
- Assuming that it will rain, I'm bringing an umbrella with me.
- She assumed the role of the queen in the school play.
- He's assuming too much responsibility for someone so young.
- Assuming that everything goes according to plan, we'll be done by noon.
- Don't assume that you know what I'm thinking.
Quotes
Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.
Assuming that every man has his price, I shall make an offer to the devil; I shall offer him mine.
Assuming that we do survive and retain our sanity, this plague could be remembered as the occasion of a new human birth.