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Synonyms for posit

12 synonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

fix situate postulate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Put forward

put forward, submit, state

2. Situate

situate, fix, deposit

3. Postulate

postulate, hypothesize UK US, hypothesise UK, hypothetise UK, assume, suppose, surmise

Noun

Definitions

v. 1
To assume the existence of; to postulate.
v. 2
To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
v. 3
To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
n. 1
Something that is posited; a postulate.

Forms

Plural: posits → suppositions…
Past participle: posited
e.g. posited → submitted, stated, situated, fixt…

Example sentences

fix Refer to the instructions to fix the refrigerator.
situate Situate yourself near the door if you need to leave early.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
posit		rising
fix		rising
situate		steady
postulate		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: fix¹
5 letters: state¹
6 letters: assume², submit²
7 letters: suppose², deposit³, surmise², situate³
9 letters: postulate³
11 letters: supposition⁴, hypothesize⁴, hypothesise, hypothetise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (assume² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: postuler
Italiano: candidare
Español: postular
Deutsch: bewerben