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Presumed vs Presumptive - What's the difference?

presumed | presumptive |

Presumptive is a synonym of presumed.



As adjectives the difference between presumed and presumptive

is that presumed is appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it while presumptive is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.

As a verb presumed

is past tense of presume.

presumed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (presume)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.

    • Anagrams

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    presumptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief
    • By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee.
  • making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't.
    • Forgive me for being presumptive , but aren't you and Mark engaged?

    Related terms

    * heir presumptive

    Synonyms

    * (based on presumption) likely, presumed * (making presumptions) presumptuous