'Presumed' definitions:
Definition of 'Presumed'
From: GCIDE
- Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Presuming.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere, praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume, Redeem.]
- 1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. [1913 Webster]
- Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose. [1913 Webster]
- Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . . Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presumed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accounted as,
- alleged,
- anticipated,
- assumed,
- assumptive,
- awaited,
- conjectured,
- deemed,
- due,
- expected,
- forejudged,
- foreseen,
- given,
- granted,
- hinted,
- hoped-for,
- imminent,
- implicated,
- implied,
- in prospect,
- in view,
- indicated,
- inferred,
- intimated,
- involved,
- judged beforehand,
- long-expected,
- meant,
- on the horizon,
- overdue,
- postulated,
- postulational,
- preconceived,
- preconceptual,
- preconcluded,
- predecided,
- predetermined,
- predisposed,
- predispositional,
- prejudged,
- prejudging,
- prejudicial,
- premised,
- presumptive,
- presupposed,
- presurmised,
- probable,
- promised,
- prospective,
- putative,
- reputed,
- suggested,
- supposed,
- suppositional,
- supposititious,
- suppositive,
- taken for granted,
- understood