Antonyms for assumption
əˈsʌmp ʃənas·sump·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. assumption

   Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling. In the bad sense, assurance is a vicious courage, with belief of one's ability to outwit or defy others; the hardened criminal is remarkable for habitual assurance. For the calm conviction of one's own rectitude and ability, self-confidence is a better word than assurance; self-reliance expresses confidence in one's own resources, independently of others' aid. In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. Assurance is in act or manner; impudence may be in speech. Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed. Compare FAITH; PRIDE.

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, confusion, consternation, dismay, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, timidity

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, assertion, assurance, boldness, confidence, effrontery, impudence, presumption, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-reliance, trust

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. assumption

   Antonyms:
   distrust, timidity, bashfulness, misgiving, self-distrust, consternation, dismay, alarm

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, boldness, impudence, self-confidence, selfreliance, effrontery, presumption, conviction, certainty, self-assertion

Matched Categories

1. • Christianity
   • Act
   • Audacity
   • Holy Day Of Obligation
   • Hypothesis
   • Miracle

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. premise, premiss, assumptionnoun

   a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

   "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

2. assumption, supposition, supposalnoun

   a hypothesis that is taken for granted

   "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

   Synonyms:
   conjecture, supposal, surmisal, hypothesis, presumptuousness, guess, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, speculation, presumption, surmise

3. assumption, laying claimnoun

   the act of taking possession of or power over something

   "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

4. Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15noun

   celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

5. Assumptionnoun

   (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

6. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun

   audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

   "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

   Synonyms:
   precondition, supposal, presumptuousness, given, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

7. assumptionnoun

   the act of assuming or taking for granted

   "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, premiss, premise, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

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1. prediction

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

How to use assumption in a sentence?

1. Bill Clinton:

   There is a limit to how many migrants any society can take without severe disruption and assistance, and our system is based much more on an assumption that things would be more normal.

2. Liz Abunaw:

   The assumption there is a single player in the nation that will work in every market is proving to not be true, even in Chicago, the solutions differ by neighborhood.

3. Celsus Talifilu:

   There is an assumption that China will do more, it may be that our politicians are thinking that it's easier to deal with China in terms of implementing things on the ground quickly, in comparison to other donors that have been in the Solomons for a long time yet have been very slow.

4. Mehmet Ali Ediboglu:

   My assumption is that they have gone to Tel Abyad, because I know that the hospital there is extremely busy.

5. Tony Ressler:

   It’s complicated, of course, because what we’re trying to convince people is we’re building something, but let’s not kid ourselves, our job is to run a good business, what we are trying to achieve is literally keeping our best players, as you could imagine, trying to make clear that we’re going to have to spend a lot more than we have this season. We fully expect that. I’m not sure we’re going to be able to keep every single player that we want to keep. Pretty good bet, pretty good assumption we will not. But I do think we have several years that we should be able to build some real stability. If the question is are we scared of the tax, are we scared of going into the tax? I’m scared of paying the tax and not being a good team, yes, that I’m scared of, but if we have to go into the tax to be a great team for a period of time, so be it.

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