Presume

/pɹɪˈz(j)um/

Synonyms for "presume" (200 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Verb(6 words)

assume accept arrogate assumed assumes believed

Noun(5 words)

accept at face valueassumingbase the hypothesisbelieve without questionbet

accountaccount asadjudge adjudicate affect allegorize allowallude toanticipate aspireaspire toassume attemptbank onbe afraidbe judiciousbe predisposedbelieve bringbring to mind

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call forcomprise conceive conclude confide conjecture connote consider contain

Strong matches (60)

contemplate countcount ondare daresay deduce deem deride desire divine dread dreamencroach uponentail envisage esteem estimate exceedexercise judgmentexpect

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express an opinionface fancy feelfeel confidentfigure forejudge foreseeform an opiniongatherget freshget smartgo off half cockedgo off half-cockedgrant guessharbor the hopehave a hunchhave a nervehave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave in mindhave the cheekhave the gallhave the ideahazard hint holdhold ashold in contempthopehope against hopehope and prayhope forhope inhope to god

Verb(3 words)

dare expect guess

Related words (100)

hypothecate hypothesize imagine implicate imply import imposeimpose onimpose uponinfer infringe insinuate intimate intrude involve judgejudge beforehandjump the gunlead tolean upon

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letlet belive in hopeslook upon asmaintainmake boldmake freemeanmean to saynurture the hopeobtrude opine pinepoint indirectly toposit postulate preconceive preconclude predecide predetermine predict prefigure prejudge premise presuppose presupposition presurmise pretendprovisionally acceptreckon regardrely onrepute requirerest assuredridicule sayset down asspeculate subsume suggest suppose surmise suspect taketake fortake for grantedtake intake ittake libertiestake liberties withtake the libertytake to betaunt theorize thinkthink likelythink oftrow trust understand ventureventure to sayview asween

Verb(10 words)

make boldpostulating presumesromanian imaginesuppose supposes supposingtake for grantedthinks undertake

Adjective(2 words)

overweening suspected

Noun(3 words)

suppose yousurmises suspects

Related word relations

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More general

19 entries

acquit act anticipate bearbear witnessbehave believe carry comport conduct deport do evidence expect move prove

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More specific

6 entries

anticipate assume command dictate posit presuppose

Collocations

5 entries

presume onpresume thatpresume the worstpresume topresume upon

Inflections

3 entries

presumed presumes presuming

Derivations

4 entries

presumable presumably presumption presumptive

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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I will not presume to give an opinion.

Source: tatoeba (71906)

May I presume to tell you that you are wrong?

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I presume that he has paid the money back.

Source: tatoeba (289478)

Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!

Source: tatoeba (676297)

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