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assumptions

NOUN

taking something for granted; something expected

Synonyms

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acceptance belief expectation guess hunch hypothesis inference premise presumption supposition suspicion theory

STRONG

conjecture fancy posit postulate postulation presupposition shot stab supposal surmise theorization

WEAK

accepting assuming shot in the dark sneaking suspicion

Antonyms

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disbelief fact knowledge measurement proof reality truth

WEAK

doubt genuineness naturalness realness unexpected

NOUN

assuming possession, power

Synonyms

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acceptance

STRONG

acquisition adoption appropriation arrogation embracing grab seizure takeover taking undertaking usurpation

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accepting assuming shouldering taking on taking up

Antonyms

STRONG

rejection

WEAK

doubt genuineness naturalness reality realness unexpected

NOUN

arrogance

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presumption

STRONG

brass chutzpah cockiness conceit imperiousness insolence nerve pride sass self-importance

Antonyms

STRONG

humility modesty shyness timidity

WEAK

doubt genuineness naturalness reality realness unexpected

Example Sentences

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The “long-standing agreements and planning assumptions ... date back more than a decade,” NV Energy said in a May 14 statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Using only these assumptions, the team showed that the resulting mathematics naturally reproduced the defining characteristics of string theory, including its famous spectrum of particle masses and spins.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

That’s why the software uses so many assumptions.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

According to minutes, central bank officials acknowledged there was “considerable uncertainty” regarding their assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It is these assumptions that are the very core of the Scientific Revolution.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton