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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1. David Vespremi:

   If there's no one on the other end of the phone to debunk them, do those myths take on a life of their own ? if there's no one there to address it other than Elon's tweets, does that become sort of an unchecked premise that people buy into ?

2. Donna Lieberman:

   Our correctional system does not exist to punish people, and the fundamental premise of our parole system is to allow people to repair their lives, today, the parole board delivered an important message to the entire country, and showed that New York stands for justice and recognizes that those incarcerated should be given a chance to return to society.

3. Chuck Lorre:

   The premise of the series is immigrants make America great.

4. Jake Sullivan:

   It's an interesting question with a totally wrong premise.

5. Bill Clinton:

   My husband and Loretta Lynch said they did n’t say a word about this, i honestly reject that premise, partly because there’s a chain of command in Justice Department.