| Main Entry: | posit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose |
Synonyms: |
assume, be afraid, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, deem, dream, expect, fancy, feel, gather, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, imagine, judge, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, pretend, reckon, regard, suspect, swear by, take as gospel truth, take stock in, take*, think, understand, view |
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, take for granted |
Synonyms: |
accept, ascertain, be afraid, be inclined to think, conclude, conjecture, consider, count upon, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, get the idea, guess, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, posit, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, understand |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
Antonyms: |
doubt, not believe |
| Main Entry: | assumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking something for granted; something expected |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, accepting, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, shot in the dark, shot*, sneaking suspicion, stab, supposal, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theorization, theory |
Antonyms: |
doubt, unexpected |
| Main Entry: | believe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
Synonyms: |
accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, place |
Synonyms: |
arrange, deposit, dispose, establish, fix, leave, locate, order, organize, plant, posit, position, repose, rest, set, set down, set out, settle, spread, stick, systematize |
Antonyms: |
lift, take |
| Main Entry: | pose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer, put forward idea |
Synonyms: |
advance, ask, extend, give, hold out, posit, prefer, present, proffer, propose, proposition, propound, put, query, question, set, state, submit, suggest, tender |
Antonyms: |
withhold |
| Main Entry: | postulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose, figure |
Synonyms: |
advance, affirm, assert, assume, aver, estimate, guess, hypothesize, posit, predicate, premise, presuppose, propose, put forward, speculate, suppose, take for granted, theorize |
Antonyms: |
calculate |
| Main Entry: | premise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hypothesis, argument |
Synonyms: |
apriorism, assertion, assumption, basis, evidence, ground, posit, postulate, postulation, presumption, presupposition, proof, proposition, supposition, thesis |
Antonyms: |
fact, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | premise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hypothesize |
Synonyms: |
announce, assume, begin, commence, introduce, posit, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, start, state, suppose |
Antonyms: |
be factual |
| Main Entry: | presume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make assumption; believe |
Synonyms: |
assume, bank on, be afraid, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, depend, figure, gather, guess, infer, jump the gun, posit, postulate, predicate, premise, presuppose, pretend, rely, speculate, suppose, surmise, take for granted, take it, think, trust |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve |