Antonyms for presumptuousnesspre·sump·tu·ous·ness

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1. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun

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

   "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

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

How to use presumptuousness in a sentence?

1. Galileo Galilei:

   It has always seemed to me extreme presumptuousness on the part of those who want to make human ability the measure of what nature can and knows how to do, since, when one comes down to it, there is not one effect in nature, no matter how small, that even the most speculative minds can fully understand.

2. President Barack Obama:

   I recognize there is a certain presumptuousness in this -- a certain audacity -- to this announcement, i know that I haven't spent a lot of time learning the ways of Washington, but I've been there long enough to know that the ways of Washington must change.

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