PRESUME Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word presume. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| assume | verbv | |||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • occupy or take on • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • make a pretence of • take up someone's soul into heaven • put clothing on one's body | ||||||
| believe | verbv | |||||
verb • accept as true; take to be true • judge or regard; look upon; judge • be confident about something • follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer • credit with veracity | ||||||
| conjecture | nounn | |||||
noun • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||
| guess | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • an estimate based on little or no information verb • expect, believe, or suppose • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • guess correctly; solve by guessing | ||||||
| infer | verbv | |||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • draw from specific cases for more general cases • conclude by reasoning; in logic • guess correctly; solve by guessing • believe to be the case | ||||||
| posit | verbv | |||||
noun • (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning verb • put (something somewhere) firmly • put before • take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom | ||||||
| postulate | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||
| reckon | verbv | |||||
verb • expect, believe, or suppose • judge to be probable • deem to be • make a mathematical calculation or computation • have faith or confidence in • take account of | ||||||
| suppose | verbv | |||||
verb • express a supposition • expect, believe, or suppose • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand • require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||||||
| surmise | verbv | |||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence verb • infer from incomplete evidence • imagine to be the case or true or probable | ||||||
| think | verbv | |||||
noun • an instance of deliberate thinking verb • judge or regard; look upon; judge • expect, believe, or suppose • use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection • imagine or visualize • focus one's attention on a certain state • have in mind as a purpose • decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting • ponder; reflect on, or reason about • dispose the mind in a certain way • have or formulate in the mind • be capable of conscious thought • bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation | ||||||
| dare | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy verb • take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission • to be courageous enough to try or do something • challenge | ||||||
| make bold | ||||||
verb • take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission | ||||||
| take for granted | verbv | |||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof | ||||||
