assumptive

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She cites a theory called the assumptive world, which suggests that a person has strongly held and grounding assumptions about the world.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022

“It confronts us with existential truths about life that clash with this system. The more we try to hold on to our assumptive world, the more mired we are in denial of such truths.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2022

I also can't help wishing that "Love, Victor" was bolder in playing with the audience's assumptive gaze.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2020

He went on to speak of the 1950s, “Ozzie and Harriet,” when things seemed newer somehow and assumptive of progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2016

At present let us consider the assumptive portion of the juridical inquiry.

From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius