Thesaurus / presuming
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I am ready Madam,—for I have sufficiently experienced the folly of my presuming to decline it.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERAre you presuming to make fun of this situation, Mr. Dunham?
THE OPENED SHUTTERSCLARA LOUISE BURNHAMMeantime, you will consult your own safety by letting him alone, and never presuming to repeat the scene of this morning.
SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLANDYou are presuming to speak of an act of insubordination committed by a military officer under civilian command.
LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHOn entering the parlour she found her letter, and eagerly seized it, presuming that it had escaped detection.
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON, VOL. II (OF 2)TIMOTHY EASTPresuming a sudden surprise attack enabled them to release the prisoners?
THE LOST WARSHIPROBERT MOORE WILLIAMSI have always had a certain horror of presuming to set a limit upon the possibilities of things.
THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF PALAEONTOLOGYTHOMAS HENRY HUXLEYThere was no offensive boldness, or presuming vanity, but neither was there any shrinking cowardice nor timidity.
AURELIANWILLIAM WAREThe majority of those who have written touching the various parts of Optics have contented themselves with presuming these truths.
TREATISE ON LIGHTCHRISTIAAN HUYGENSSometimes one meets a presuming maid who takes advantage of the kindness of the mistress to force an undue familiarity.
THE EXPERT MAID-SERVANTCRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICKWORDS RELATED TO PRESUMING
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- bold
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- brazen
- bumptious
- cheeky
- cocky
- contumelious
- cool
- familiar
- flip
- forward
- fresh
- immodest
- impertinent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- off-base
- overbold
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
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- procacious
- pushy
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- smart-alecky
- unabashed
- unblushing
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