Defenition of the word supposition
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Defenition of the word supposition
- That which one holds to be true; the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true despite a lack of strong evidence or knowledge.
- The act of taking for granted, or accepting a thing without proof.
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- the cognitive process of supposing
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Synonyms for the word supposition
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- assumption
- belief
- conclusion
- conjecture
- deduction
- guess
- guesswork
- hypothesis
- idea
- inference
- possibility
- presumption
- speculation
- supposal
- surmise
- theory
Similar words in the supposition
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- supposition
- supposition's
- suppositions
Hyponyms for the word supposition
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- base
- basic assumption
- basis
- conclusion
- constatation
- cornerstone
- divination
- foundation
- fundament
- given
- groundwork
- precondition
- presumption
- presupposition
- self-evident truth
Hypernyms for the word supposition
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- conjecture
- hypothesis
- opinion
- possibility
- theory
- view
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