Synonyms for assumption
əˈsʌmp ʃən

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1. premise, premiss, assumption(noun)

   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, supposal(noun)

   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 claim(noun)

   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 15(noun)

   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. Assumption(noun)

   (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, assumption(noun)

   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. assumption(noun)

   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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. assumption(n.)

   Synonyms:
   assuming, arrogating, usurpation

2. assumption(n.)

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

3. assumption(n.)

   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. Rex Tillerson:

   We're asking a lot of the Chinese, i think in the past, the assumption has been the Chinese would only take limited action. We're going to test that assumption.

2. Gene Munster:

   Something most people can agree on is that EVs are the future, i think that's a safe assumption.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   When you speak with a Scientist about the glass being half-full and half-empty, she/he says that it's a SWAG (Scientific Wild Assumption Guess) based on only visual observation but not substantiated by any experimental data; and therefore it must be inaccurate. She/he will suggests that you (a) mark the glass at the bottom of the meniscus of the content, (b) pour the content into a bigger glass, (c) fill the empty glass with fresh content up to the mark, (d) add the original content back in, (e) note whether or not the combined content overflows the lip of the glass, (f) conclude that either the glass was more than half full if it overflows, or it was more than half-empty if it doesn't reach the top, (g) conclude that it was either half-full or half-empty only if it neither overflows nor fails to reach the top. Just a word of caution: Don't be surprised if the scientist, doesn't matter she or he, after all that "discussion" asks you "Now, what was your question again?

4. Mike Pompeo:

   Someone asked, would the policy be different absent any individual being here, these have been the president's policies. We give him our best wisdom, we share with him our understanding ... but I don't think that any leader around the world should make any assumption that because some one of us departs that President Trump's foreign policy will change in a material way.

5. Arthur Canter:

   My assumption, predicated on my own genetics, is that I am likely to be get Alzheimer's. In this regard, I'd rather hit it head on.

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