Synonyms 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.

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

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

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

1. assumption

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assuming, arrogating, usurpation

2. assumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   presumption, supposition, conjecture, hypothesis, postulate, theory

3. assumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   haughtiness, loftiness, superciliousness, lordliness, stateliness, conceit, pride, conceitedness, self-conceit, self-importance, vain-glory, arrogance, insolence, HAUTEUR

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1. List of paraphrases for "assumption":

   hypothesis, presumption, premise, asunción, supposition, 'assomption, assumptions, accession, course, postulate, scenario, assomption, principle, assumed, prerequisite, idea

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1. Cedric Alexander:

   I can only reasonably assume that if he was running around the apartment complex naked, I believe we can make the assumption there may have been some mental health experience that he might have been having.

2. Alan Aguichev:

   People were under the assumption that we’re Russian, and even if we were, let’s just say we were, it really shouldn’t matter. And if you ask me, it’s not like Russian people want this war.

3. Eric Falcon:

   One assumption we can make is, this is generally associated with a younger audience.

4. Mark Zandi:

   My working assumption is that the Chinese are going to be able to gracefully manage their slowdown. But if they stumble too much, that'll make it more difficult for the global economy to kick into a higher gear for sure, including the U.S. economy.

5. Mark Woolhouse:

   Using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections.