Synonyms for presume
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Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Assume
assume, suppose, surmise, think, say, believe, guess, imagine, hypothesize UK US, hypothesise UK, hypothetise UK, consider, take for granted, opine, take it, postulate, deem, conjecture, take advantage of, reckon, speculate, conceive, esteem
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Definitions
- v. 1
To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company.
- v. 2
To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
Related words
- Word family
- presumable presumably presumption presumptive presumptuous
Forms
- Past participle
- presumed
e.g. presumed → assumed, supposed, surmised, sayed…
Example sentences
- guess I guess the time of reckoning has arrived at last.
- assume I assume that at some point Tom will just give up.
- suppose I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
- surmise "What do you think of my theory?" "It is all surmise."
- anticipate I didn't anticipate that there would be a problem.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1
- 4 letters
- dare1, deem1
- 5 letters
- think1, guess1, opine2
- 6 letters
- assume2, esteem2, impose2, reckon2
- 7 letters
- believe2, imagine3, suppose2, venture2, surmise2
- 8 letters
- consider3, conceive2
- 9 letters
- speculate3, postulate3
- 10 letters
- anticipate4, conjecture3
- 11 letters
- hypothesize4, hypothesise, hypothetise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (opine2 = 2 syllables).