Assumed
Assumed adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Specified and assumed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specified" instead an adjective "Assumed".
Nearby Words: assumption, assuming
Specified
Specified adjective - Clearly and explicitly stated.
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Synonyms for Specified
Assumed and specified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumed" instead an adjective "Specified".
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- V (and probably most of the readers) assumed they'd do it at V's death, but they never actually specified a time.
Source: Villains Never Lie - Spherical - Typically, a world is assumed to be a sphere unless specified otherwise.
Source: World Shapes - This is frequently used in place of cane sugar due to both large subsidies granted to corn farmers and strict quotas on cane sugar imports, and unless a sweet food is explicitly specified as not having HFCS in it, it can be assumed to have it.
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Specified and Assumed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumed/specified
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