| 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: | guess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, speculation |
Synonyms: |
assumption, ballpark figure, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation, prediction, presumption, presupposition, reckoning, shot in the dark, shot*, sneaking suspicion, stab*, supposal, supposition, surmisal, surmise, suspicion, theory, thesis, view |
Antonyms: |
calculation, measurement |
| Main Entry: | theory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hypothesis, belief |
Synonyms: |
approach, argument, assumption, base, basis, code, codification, concept, conditions, conjecture, doctrine, dogma, feeling, formularization, foundation, grounds, guess, guesswork, hunch, idea, ideology, impression, method, outlook, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presentiment, presumption, proposal, provision, rationale, scheme, shot*, speculation, stab*, supposal, suppose, supposition, surmise, suspicion, system, systemization, theorem, thesis, understanding |
Antonyms: |
certainty, fact, proof, reality |
| Main Entry: | postulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assumption |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, accepting, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, shot in the dark, shot*, sneaking suspicion, stab, supposal, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theorization, theory, thesis |
| Main Entry: | presupposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assumption |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, accepting, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, shot in the dark, shot*, sneaking suspicion, stab, supposal, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theorization, theory, thesis |