Synonyms for premise
ˈprɛm ɪspremise

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1. premise

   Synonyms:
   announce, forestate, preface

   Antonyms:
   add, append, infer, gather, supplement, subjoin

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1. premise, premiss, assumptionverb

   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, assumption, premiss, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

2. premiseverb

   set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

   "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

   Synonyms:
   premiss, introduce, precede, preface

3. precede, preface, premise, introduceverb

   furnish with a preface or introduction

   "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

   Synonyms:
   forgo, innovate, stick in, bring out, enter, predate, antedate, premiss, come before, put in, bring in, inaugurate, forego, insert, usher in, enclose, infix, present, lead, preface, antecede, precede, introduce, inclose, acquaint

4. premise, premissverb

   take something as preexisting and given

   Synonyms:
   premiss, introduce, precede, preface

Matched Categories

1. • Presuppose
   • Set Forth
   • State

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1. premiseverb

   Synonyms:
   preface, lay down beforehand, state at the outset, set forth at the beginning

2. premiseverb

   Synonyms:
   begin, enter upon the subject, state beforehand

3. premisenoun

   Synonyms:
   antecedent proposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "premise":

   assumption, hypothesis, prerequisite, premiss, principle, postulate, precondition, proposition

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How to use premise in a sentence?

1. Patrick Paschall:

   We very intentionally made it so that we did not have questions about citizenship status, it undermines the premise of noncitizen voting to try to draw a distinction.

2. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall:

   I object to the premise of your question that somehow or another, the organization that was connected with had anything to do with the violence took place.

3. Mark Boidman:

   The ability to use on-premise media, and in particular digital signage and digital out-of-home media, allows brands and retailers to be reactive and provide contextually relevant content and advertising, think coffee promotions in the morning or marketing hot chocolate or snow shovels ahead of a big snow storm.

4. John Delaney:

   The fundamental premise of the no-negotiation strategy is that if you start doing those things, you will lead to more hostages being taken. And I think that's a very valid concern.

5. Rolf Martin Schmitz:

   The central premise of Germany's Energiewende ... is to do it in an ecological, economical and socially acceptable way. That can only work if done together, together means: State, companies and citizens.