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" (300 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (60)
premisepresumptiona priori principleabout faceabout-faceacceptanceaccessionacquisitionadmissionadmittanceadoptionaffirmationalchemyallegoryallusionanointinganointmentapotheosisappointmentappropriation
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apriorismarcane meaningarrogationascensionascentaspirationassertionassignmentassimilationassumed positionassuranceassured faithattitudeauthorizationaxiombasisbeatificationbecomingborrowed plumescanonizationcategorical propositionchangechange-overcheerful expectationclimate of opinioncolonizationcolorationcommon beliefcommunity sentimentconceitconceptconceptionconclusionconfidenceconjectureconnotationconquest
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (90)
consecrationconsensus gentiumconsiderationconversionconvictioncopyingcoronationdatadeificationdelegationdependencedeputationderivationderivingdesiredoomed hopeelectionelevationempowermentencroachment
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enshrinementenslavemententailmenterectionescalationestimateestimationethosexaltationexpectationeyefair prospectfaithfamiliarityfeelingfervent hopefirst principlesflip flopflip-flopfoundationfundamentalgatheringgeneral beliefgettinggivengood cheergood hopegreat expectationsgroundgrowthguessguessworkheighthigh hopeshinthopehopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehubrishypothesishypothesis ad hocideaidealimitationimplicationimplied meaningimportimpositionimpressionindentinferenceinfringementinnuendoinsolenceintimationinvasioninvolvementironic suggestionjudgmentlapselawlawlessnesslegitimate successionlemmaliberties
Noun(2 words)
Related words (150)
libertyliberty abusedlicenselicentiousnessliftinglightsmajor premisemeaningmetaphorical sensemindminor premisemockingmystiquenaturalizationnotionnuanceobservationoccult meaningoccupationopinion
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overtoneoverweeningoverweeningnesspassagepasticciopastichepersonal judgmentphilosophemephilosophical propositionpiratingplagiarismplagiaryplaying godpoint of viewpopular beliefpositpositionpostulatepostulationpostulatumpostureprayerful hopepreconceptionpreemptionpreoccupationprepossessionpresumptuousnesspresupposalpresuppositionprevailing 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
Related word relations
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2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
12 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
5 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Translations
175 translations across 38 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀνάληψις noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- ὑπόληψις noun (supposition)
Aragonese
4 entries- asumpción noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- asumpción noun (supposition)
- asumpción noun (thing supposed)
- asumpción noun (the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism)
Basque
2 entries- Jasokunde name (a holy day of obligation)
- jasokunde name (a Catholic dogma)
Bulgarian
4 entries- Успение Богородично noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- допускане noun (supposition)
- допускане noun (thing supposed)
- предположение noun (supposition)
Catalan
4 entries- Assumpció noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- assumpció noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- assumpció noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- hipòtesi noun (thing supposed)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 假設 /假设 noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- 假设 noun (supposition)
Corsican
2 entries- Assunta noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- assunta noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
Czech
1 entries- předpoklad noun (supposition)
Danish
4 entries- antagelse noun (supposition)
- antagelse noun (thing supposed)
- formodning noun (thing supposed)
- himmelfart noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
Dutch
4 entries- Mariahemelvaart noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- Tenhemelopneming noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- aanname noun (supposition)
- aanname noun (thing supposed)
Dutch Low Saxon
1 entries- Moregodsdag noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
Esperanto
2 entries- supozo noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- supozo noun (supposition)
Finnish
4 entries- Neitsyt Marian taivaaseen ottamisen päivä noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- alipremissi noun (the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism)
- olettamus noun (supposition)
- olettamus noun (thing supposed)
French
4 entries- Assomption name (a Catholic dogma)
- Assomption name (a holy day of obligation)
- assomption noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- assomption noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
Galician
3 entries- asunción noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- asunción noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- asunción noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
Georgian
1 entries- ვარაუდი noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
German
4 entries- Anmaßung noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- Annahme noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- Annahme noun (supposition)
- Annahme noun (thing supposed)
Greek
4 entries- Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- ανάληψη noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- ανάληψη noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- υπόθεση noun (supposition)
Haitian Creole
2 entries- asonpsyon noun (supposition)
- sipozisyon noun (supposition)
Hebrew
4 entries- הנחה hanakhá noun (supposition)
- הנחה hanakhá noun (thing supposed)
- העלייה השמימה f Haaliyá Hashamayma noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- השערה hash'ará noun (supposition)
Hungarian
3 entries- Nagyboldogasszony noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- feltevés noun (supposition)
- mennybemenetel noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
Indonesian
4 entries- andaian noun (supposition)
- anggapan noun (supposition)
- asumsi noun (supposition)
- asumsi noun (thing supposed)
Irish
4 entries- Deastógáil noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- foshuíomh noun (supposition)
- foshuíomh noun (thing supposed)
- foshuíomh noun (the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism)
Italian
4 entries- Assunzione name (a Catholic dogma)
- Assunzione name (a holy day of obligation)
- Assunzione noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- assunzione noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
Latin
1 entries- assumptio noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
Macedonian
1 entries- претпоставка noun (supposition)
Māori
3 entries- kīpono noun (supposition)
- pūmāramarama noun (thing supposed)
- whakatarunatanga noun (thing supposed)
Occitan
1 entries- Assompcion noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تقدیر noun (supposition)
Polish
4 entries- Wniebowzięcie name (a Catholic dogma)
- Wniebowzięcie name (a holy day of obligation)
- Wniebowzięcie noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- przypuszczenie noun (thing supposed)
Portuguese
4 entries- assunção noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- assunção noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- pressuposição noun (supposition)
- pressuposição noun (thing supposed)
Romanian
4 entries- Adormirea Maicii Domnului noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
- asumare noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- presupunere noun (supposition)
- presupunere noun (thing supposed)
Russian
3 entries- посы́лка noun (the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism)
- предположе́ние noun (supposition)
- приня́тие на себя́ noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
Spanish
4 entries- Asunción name (a holy day of obligation)
- ascensión noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- asunción noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- asunción noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
Swedish
1 entries- himmelsfärd noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
Turkish
3 entries- varsayım noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- varsayım noun (supposition)
- varsayım noun (thing supposed)
Ukrainian
2 entries- внебовзятие noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- припущення noun (supposition)
Venetan
3 entries- asunsion noun (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- asunsion noun (taking of a person up into heaven)
- asunsion noun (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven)
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.
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She put on an assumption of ignorance.
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