presumed

adjective

Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front sumo-sum · Latin · take up

Synonyms for presumed

presumptiveadj putativeadj supposedadj allegedadj suppositiveadj conjecturedv presupposedv probableadj postulatedv assumptiveadj

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The word presumed breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -sum, from Latin sumo (“take up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.