Presupposing

Synonyms for "presupposing" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(4 words)
assumeassumedassumed contentassumption

Strong matches (6)

Verb(6 words)
background assumptioncontextualimplicit premiseimplypositpostulate

Related words (9)

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adjectiveassumecognitive activitydescriptive termimplicit contentlinguistic conceptlinguistic contentlogical reasoningmental actionmental processsemantic elementtheoretical stance

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15 entries
assumed conditionassumed premisebackground assumptioncontextual presuppositionexistential presuppositionfactive presuppositionimplicit assumptionimplicit claimimplied meaningimplied premisepostulatepremisepremised claimpresupposed premiseunspoken premise

Collocations

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assumed premisebackground assumptionimplicit premiseimplied premisepresupposing a premisepresupposing an assumptionpresupposing argumentpresupposing assumptionpresupposing conditionspresupposing frameworkpresupposing premisepresupposing prior beliefspresupposing thatpresupposing the existencepresupposing theoryprior assumption

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