Synonyms for pre-suppose
- verb
All synonyms
Verb
suppose, assume, presume, surmise, postulate, imply, take for granted, hypothesize UK US, hypothesise UK, hypothetise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
Related words
- Other spellings
- presuppose
Forms
- Past participle
- pre-supposed
e.g. pre-supposed → supposed, assumed, presumed, surmised…
Example sentences
- assume I assume that at some point Tom will just give up.
- suppose I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
- presume Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!
- surmise "What do you think of my theory?" "It is all surmise."
- imply A good education doesn't imply a good upbringing.
By length
- 5 letters
- imply2
- 6 letters
- assume2
- 7 letters
- suppose2, presume2, surmise2
- 9 letters
- postulate3
- 11 letters
- hypothesize4, hypothesise, hypothetise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (imply2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- présupposer
- Italiano
- presupporre
- Español
- presuponer
- Deutsch
- voraussetzen