Synonyms for presumption
prɪˈzʌmp ʃənpre·sump·tion

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1. presumption

   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, assumption, assurance, boldness, confidence, effrontery, impudence, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-reliance, trust

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

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1. presumption

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, supposition, hypothesis, probability, assumption, understanding, condition, concession, forwardness, arrogance, audacity, boldness

   Antonyms:
   proof, deduction, inference, demonstration, verification, fact, certainty, modesty, diffidence, backwardness, bashfulness, hesitation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. given, presumption, preconditionnoun

   an assumption that is taken for granted

   Synonyms:
   condition, precondition, presumptuousness, assumption, given, effrontery, stipulation

2. presumptionnoun

   (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

   Synonyms:
   assumption, precondition, given, effrontery, presumptuousness

3. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun

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

   "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

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

4. presumptionnoun

   a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming

   "his presumption was intolerable"

   Synonyms:
   assumption, precondition, given, effrontery, presumptuousness

Matched Categories

1. • Discourtesy
   • Inference
   • Law

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. presumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opinion, belief, supposition, conjecture, guess

2. presumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, forwardness, audacity, assurance, effrontery, brass, CHEEK

3. presumptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   probability, ground for believing

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1. List of paraphrases for "presumption":

   assumption, presumptive, deeming, presumed, presumptions, deemed, supposition, suspicion, conceit

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How to use presumption in a sentence?

1. Reid Elkus:

   My client is pleading not guilty and like any other person that is accused of a crime, my client is presumed innocent, and as a result of that presumption, our firm will be rigorously and zealously defending Officer Haubert.

2. Former FBI agent Stuart Kaplan:

   You have to weigh the presumption of innocence.

3. Steven Englander:

   There's a strong presumption now that Greece and the Eurogroup will find some language which essentially extends the program.

4. Heinrich Heine:

   It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to all.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   I think the Republican, sort of, core voters in the states what were critical to us, were highly offended by the questioning of the presumption of innocence and the tactics, and I think it was like an adrenaline shot. We were worried about lack of intensity on our side, and I think the Kavanaugh fight certainly provided that. It was extremely helpful.