You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.
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Premise
/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/
Synonyms for "premise" (202 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Noun(18 words)
a priori principleaffirmationancestorantecedentapriorismargueassertassertionassumeassumed positionassumptionavant-proposaxiombasisbasis for beliefbody of evidencebreakthroughcategorical propositionchain of evidenceclue
Adjective(2 words)
base assumptionbasic principle
Verb(1 words)
biologize hypothesis
Strong matches (60)
Noun(13 words)
conditioncontentiondutch hypothetischestatefacilityfoundfoundationgroundgroundsifslead idealogic basedphysics concepts principle
conjecturedatadatumdocumentationevidenceexhibitexordiumfactfactsfirst principlesforerunnerforewordfoundationfront matterfrontispiecegroundgroundsgrounds for beliefguessworkhypothecate
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hypothesishypothesis ad hochypothesizeindicationinferenceinnovationintroduceintroductionitem of evidenceleaplemmamajor premisemanifestationmarkmaterial groundsminor premisemunimentsmute witnessoverturephilosophemephilosophical propositionpiece of evidence
Adjective(3 words)
educational foundationgoverning principlelogical reason
Verb(2 words)
introducemake an argument
Related words (101)
Noun(31 words)
pointspolicy conceptpolicy principlepositingpositspostulatepostulatespreconceptionpreconceptionspreconditionpremisspremissespresent basispresumingpresumptionspresuppositionsprincipenprinciplespropertyproposition
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propositioningreasonsrestrictsuppositionstenettenetsthe reasonstheoretical assumptiontheoretical onlyunderpinning ideawarrants
positpositionpostulatepostulationpostulatumpreambleprecedentprecursorpredicateprefaceprefixprefixturepreliminarypreludepremisespremisspresumepresumptionpresupposalpresuppose
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presuppositionproemprolegomenaprolegomenonprolepsisprologizeprologueproofproposalproposepropositionpropositional functionprotasisput forthreason to believerelevant factset forthset of postulatessignstatementsumptionsupposalsupposesupposingsuppositionsurmisesymptomtheoremtheorizetheorythesistokentruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueversevoluntaryworking hypothesis
Verb(8 words)
Adjective(3 words)
primary propositionstandard belieftrue statement
Determiner(1 words)
the principles
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesbase verbcondition verbeducate verbexpositexpoundfacilitypositpostulatepresupposepropertypropositionreason verbrestrict verbsayset forthsite
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More specific
12 entriesassumeaxiombase a curriculumbase a lessonbase a policyoffice premisespostulatepremise a grantpremise eligibilitypresupposeresidential premisesretail premises
Collocations
12 entriesbasic premisebusiness premiseslogical premisepremise a claimpremise a policypremise an assumptionpremise onpremise thatpremise the argumentsupporting premisethe premisesunderlying premise
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
I don't agree with the premise of your argument.
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The premise was wrong.
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I understand the premise.
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