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| Main Entry: | posit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose |
| Synonyms: | assume, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, deem, dream, expect, fancy, feel, gather, hypothesize, imagine, judge, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, pretend, reckon, regard, suspect, swear by, take*, think, understand, view, be afraid, have a hunch*, have sneaking suspicion*, take as gospel truth*, take stock in* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | postulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose, figure |
| Synonyms: | advance, affirm, assert, assume, aver, estimate, guess, predicate, premise, presuppose, propose, speculate, suppose, theorize, hypothesize, posit, put forward, take for granted |
| Antonyms: | calculate |
| Main Entry: | premise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hypothesis, argument |
| Synonyms: | assertion, assumption, basis, evidence, ground, postulate, presumption, proof, proposition, supposition, thesis, apriorism, posit, postulation, presupposition |
| Notes: | a premise is a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; premises are land and buildings together considered as a place of business |
| Antonyms: | fact, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | premise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hypothesize |
| Synonyms: | announce, assume, begin, commence, introduce, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, start, state, suppose, posit |
| Antonyms: | be factual |
| Main Entry: | supposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guess, belief |
| Synonyms: | assumption, condition, conjecture, doubt, guessing, hunch, hypothesis, idea, likelihood, notion, opinion, postulate, premise, presumption, shot in the dark*, speculation, suppose, surmise, suspicion, theory, thesis, view, apriorism, guesstimate, guesswork, posit, postulation, presupposition, rough guess, sneaking suspicion, stab in the dark |
| Antonyms: | fact, knowledge, proof, reality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, take for granted |
| Synonyms: | accept, ascertain, conclude, conjecture, consider, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, guess, imagine, infer, judge, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, understand, be afraid, be inclined to think, count upon, get the idea, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, posit |
| Antonyms: | doubt, not believe |
| Main Entry: | assumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking something for granted; something expected |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, postulate, premise, presumption, shot*, shot in the dark*, stab, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theory, accepting, posit, postulation, presupposition, sneaking suspicion, supposal, theorization |
| Antonyms: | doubt, unexpected |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, place |
| Synonyms: | arrange, deposit, dispose, establish, fix, leave, locate, order, organize, plant, position, repose, rest, set, settle, spread, stick, systematize, posit, set down, set out |
| Antonyms: | lift, take |
| Main Entry: | presume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make assumption; believe |
| Synonyms: | assume, bank on*, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, depend, figure, gather, guess, infer, jump the gun*, postulate, predicate, premise, presuppose, pretend, rely, speculate, suppose, surmise, take it, think, trust, be afraid, posit, take for granted |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | presumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, hypothesis |
| Synonyms: | anticipation, assumption, basis, chance, conjecture, grounds, guess, likelihood, opinion, postulate, premise, probability, reason, shot, shot in the dark*, stab, supposition, surmise, suspicion, thesis, apriorism, plausibility, posit, postulation, presupposition, sneaking suspicion |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assume, guess |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, brainstorm, calculate, conjecture, cook up*, deem, divine, dream, estimate, expect, figure, grant, imagine, infer, judge, opine, predicate, presume, presuppose, pretend, spark, speculate, surmise, suspect, take, theorize, think, understand, dare-say, go out on a limb, guesstimate, hazard a guess, hypothesize, posit, take for granted |
| Antonyms: | calculate, know, measure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, assumption to be tested |
| Synonyms: | contention, hypothesis, idea, line, opinion, point, position, postulate, premise, presumption, principle, proposal, proposition, sentiment, statement, supposition, surmise, theory, view, apriorism, contestation, posit, postulation, presupposition |
| Antonyms: | certainty, fact, proof, reality |
| Main Entry: | put |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propose; express in words |
| Synonyms: | advance, air, couch, express, formulate, forward, give, offer, phrase, pose, prefer, present, proposition, render, set, state, submit, suggest, tender, translate, transpose, turn, utter, vent, ventilate, word, bring forward, posit, propone, propound, set before |
| Main Entry: | pose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer, put forward idea |
| Synonyms: | advance, ask, extend, give, hold out, prefer, present, proffer, propose, proposition, put, query, question, set, state, submit, suggest, tender, posit, propound |
| Antonyms: | withhold |
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