POSITING Synonyms
12 hypernyms for positing. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for POSITING
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| asserting | verb v | |||||
adjective • relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration | ||||||
| insisting | adjective adj | |||||
noun • continual and persistent demands | ||||||
| professing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion | ||||||
| affirming | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • say yes to | ||||||
| alleging | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • report or maintain | ||||||
| asseverating | verb v | |||||
verb • state categorically | ||||||
| avowing | verb v | |||||
verb • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | ||||||
| declaring | verb v | |||||
verb • state emphatically and authoritatively • announce publicly or officially • state firmly • declare to be • authorize payments of • designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand • make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official • proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | ||||||
| maintaining | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity • keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction • supply with necessities and support • state categorically • have and exercise • maintain for use and service • maintain by writing regular records • state or assert • support against an opponent • stick to correctly or closely | ||||||
| postulating | verb v | |||||
noun • (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning verb • maintain or assert • take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom • require as useful, just, or proper | ||||||
| presupposing | adjective adj | |||||
verb • take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand • require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||||||
| proclaiming | verb v | |||||
verb • declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles • state or announce • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of • praise, glorify, or honor | ||||||
| proposing | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
verb • make a proposal, declare a plan for something • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. • propose or intend • put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position • ask (someone) to marry you | ||||||
| stating | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||
| submitting | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • refer for judgment or consideration • put before • yield to the control of another • hand over formally • refer to another person for decision or judgment • yield to another's wish or opinion • accept or undergo, often unwillingly • make an application as for a job or funding • make over as a return • accept as inevitable | ||||||
| suggesting | verb v | |||||
verb • make a proposal, declare a plan for something • drop a hint; intimate by a hint • imply as a possibility • call to mind | ||||||
| postulate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning verb • maintain or assert • take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom • require as useful, just, or proper | ||||||
| deposit | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating • matter that has been deposited by some natural process • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • money deposited in a bank or some similar institution • a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later • money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use • a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • the act of putting something somewhere verb • put, fix, force, or implant • put into a bank account • put (something somewhere) firmly | ||||||
| fix | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||
| situate | verb v | |||||
verb • determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey • put (something somewhere) firmly | ||||||