Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.
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Assumption
/əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/
Synonyms for "assumption" (356 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (72)
Noun(18 words)
premisepresumptionsuppositionacceptanceaccessionsacquisitionadoptionassumingassumption of maryasuncionaugust 15axiomsbeliefbeliefsbetbiascentral principleconjectures
a priori principleabout faceabout-faceacceptanceaccessionacquisitionadmissionadmittanceadoptionaffirmationalchemyallegoryallusionanointinganointmentapotheosisappointmentappropriationapriorismarcane meaning
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arrogationascensionascentaspirationassertionassignmentassimilationassumed positionassuranceassured faithattitudeauthorizationaxiombasisbeatificationbecomingborrowed plumescanonizationcategorical propositionchangechange-overcheerful expectationclimate of opinioncolonizationcolorationcommon beliefcommunity sentimentconceitconceptconceptionconclusionconfidenceconjectureconnotation
Strong matches (106)
conquestconsecrationconsensus gentiumconsiderationconversionconvictioncopyingcoronationdatadeificationdelegationdependencedeputationderivationderivingdesiredoomed hopeelectionelevationempowerment
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encroachmentenshrinementenslavemententailmenterectionescalationestimateestimationethosexaltationexpectationeyefair prospectfaithfamiliarityfeelingfervent hopefirst principlesflip flopflip-flopfoundationfundamentalgatheringgeneral beliefgettinggivengood cheergood hopegreat expectationsgroundgrowthguessguessworkheighthigh hopeshinthopehopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehubrishypothesishypothesis ad hocideaidealimitationimplicationimplied meaningimportimpositionimpressionindentinferenceinfringementinnuendoinsolenceintimationinvasioninvolvementironic suggestionjudgmentlapselawlawlessnesslegitimate successionlemmalibertieslibertyliberty abusedlicenselicentiousnessliftinglights
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(2 words)
hypothetical propositionlogical reason
Related words (178)
major premisemeaningmetaphorical sensemindminor premisemockingmystiquenaturalizationnotionnuanceobservationoccult meaningoccupationopinionovertoneoverweeningoverweeningnesspassagepasticciopastiche
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personal judgmentphilosophemephilosophical propositionpiratingplagiarismplagiaryplaying godpoint of viewpopular beliefpositpositionpostulatepostulationpostulatumpostureprayerful hopepreemptionpremisepreoccupationprepossessionpresumptionpresumptuousnesspresupposalpresuppositionprevailing beliefprincipleprogresspromisepropositionpropositional functionprospectprospectspublic beliefpublic opinionraisingre-formationreactionrearingreceiptreceivalreceivingreceptionreconversionreductionreliancerequisitionresolutionresurrectionreversalsanguine expectationsecurityseizuresentimentset of postulatesshiftsightsimulationstancestatementsubjugationsubsensesubsidiary sensesubsumptionsuccessionsuggestionsumptionsupposalsupposingsuppositionsurmisesursum cordaswitchswitch overswitch-oversymbolismtakeovertakingtaking overthe ascensionthe assumptiontheoremtheorythesisthinkingthoughttingetouchtransformationtransittransitiontranslationtrespasstrespassingtrusttruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueturning intoundercurrentundermeaningundertoneundue libertyupbuoyingupcastupheavalupliftupliftinguppinguprearingupthrowupthrustusurpationviewvolte facevolte-faceway of thinkingwell-grounded hopeworking hypothesis
Adjective(5 words)
nonmoving premiseperceived attributeprimary propositionstrong suspiciontrue statement
Noun(29 words)
notionphysics concepts principlepositingpositspostulatepostulatespreconceptionpreconceptionspreconditionprejudicepremise the argumentpremisspremissespresumingpresumptionspresumptuousnesspresuppositionsprincipenproduction functionrumors
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speculationsupposalsuppositionssuspectingsuspiciontenettenetstheoretical assumptionunderpinning idea
Verb(5 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the principles
Related word relations
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More general
22 entriesacquisitionactactionaudaciousnessaudacitybeliefclaimconceptdeedholy day of obligationhuman actionhuman activityhypothesisideamiracleopinion
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More specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbaseless assumptioncommon assumptionfalse assumptiongeneral assumptionunderlying assumptionunfounded assumption
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑπόληψις noun (supposition)
Aragonese
1 entries- asumpción noun (supposition)
Bulgarian
2 entries- допускане noun (supposition)
- предположение noun (supposition)
Catalan
1 entries- suposició noun (supposition)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 假设 noun (supposition)
Czech
1 entries- předpoklad noun (supposition)
Danish
1 entries- antagelse noun (supposition)
Dutch
2 entries- aanname noun (supposition)
- veronderstelling noun (supposition)
Esperanto
1 entries- supozo noun (supposition)
Finnish
2 entries- olettamus noun (supposition)
- oletus noun (supposition)
French
1 entries- supposition noun (supposition)
German
4 entries- Annahme noun (supposition)
- Annehmen noun (supposition)
- Mutmaßen noun (supposition)
- Mutmaßung noun (supposition)
Greek
1 entries- υπόθεση noun (supposition)
Haitian Creole
2 entries- asonpsyon noun (supposition)
- sipozisyon noun (supposition)
Hebrew
2 entries- הנחה hanakhá noun (supposition)
- השערה hash'ará noun (supposition)
Hungarian
1 entries- feltevés noun (supposition)
Indonesian
3 entries- andaian noun (supposition)
- anggapan noun (supposition)
- asumsi noun (supposition)
Irish
1 entries- foshuíomh noun (supposition)
Italian
1 entries- supposizione noun (supposition)
Macedonian
1 entries- претпоставка noun (supposition)
Māori
1 entries- kīpono noun (supposition)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تقدیر noun (supposition)
Portuguese
2 entries- pressuposição noun (supposition)
- suposição noun (supposition)
Romanian
1 entries- presupunere noun (supposition)
Russian
1 entries- предположе́ние noun (supposition)
Spanish
3 entries- presunción noun (supposition)
- presuposición noun (supposition)
- suposición noun (supposition)
Turkish
1 entries- varsayım noun (supposition)
Ukrainian
1 entries- припущення noun (supposition)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
What he said bears out my assumption.
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Your assumption that his death was an accident seems to be wrong.
Source: tatoeba (286487)
She put on an assumption of ignorance.
Source: tatoeba (311500)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.