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SUPPOSING |
Assuming |
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ADOPTING |
Assuming ownership of |
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TOPPING |
Hence, assuming superiority; proud. |
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UPSETTING |
Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. |
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UPPISH |
Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. |
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MOLTABLE |
Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. |
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CANESCENT |
Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white. |
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MULTIVERSANT |
Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms;
protean. |
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INCARNIFICATION |
The act of assuming, or state of being clothed
with, flesh; incarnation. |
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COUNTERFEIT |
Assuming the appearance of something; false;
spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist. |
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PATRONIZING |
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of
airs of a superior toward another. |
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POLYMORPHISM |
The capability of assuming different forms; the
capability of widely varying in form. |
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UNDERSTUDY |
One who studies another's part with a view to assuming
it in an emergency. |
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COSMOTHETIC |
Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality
of the physical or external world. |
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PRETENTIOUS |
Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than
is one's; presuming; assuming. |
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POLYMORPHOUS |
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters,
or styles; as, a polymorphous author. |
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PROTEAN |
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or
forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule. |
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AFFECTED |
Given to false show; assuming or pretending to
possess what is not natural or real. |
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ASSUMPTION |
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self;
the act of taking up or adopting. |
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QUALIFY |
To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath,
or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office. |
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POLYPLASTIC |
Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms;
as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape. |
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UNASSUMING |
Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or
presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth;
unassuming manners. |
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BOLD |
In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over
assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude;
impudent. |
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CONSEQUENTIAL |
Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence;
pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential
man. See Consequence, n., 4. |
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SELF-ASSERTING |
Asserting one's self, or one's own rights or
claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming
manner. |