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take for granted

VERB

believe

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accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand

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accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow

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attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be credulous be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith lap up place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take it

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abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject

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distrust

VERB

conjecture

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assume believe conceive conclude deem estimate expect fancy feel figure gather glean guess guesstimate hypothesize imagine infer judge presume pretend suppose surmise suspect theorize think

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hazard a guess take a shot take a stab

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calculate disbelieve know measure misunderstand not believe

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prove

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count on/count upon

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aim for bank on bargain for believe believe in bet bottom dollar bet on expect from heed lean on pin faith on place confidence in plan on reckon on rest on score stake on swear by tab take as gospel truth take on trust trust

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disbelieve distrust not expect

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imagine

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apprehend believe conjecture deem expect fancy gather guess infer presume realize reckon suppose surmise suspect think understand

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take it

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calculate disbelieve ignore know lose measure misunderstand neglect

VERB

postulate

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hypothesize posit presuppose theorize

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advance affirm assert assume aver estimate guess predicate premise propose speculate suppose

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put forward

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calculate deny disbelieve measure reject

VERB

presume

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assume count on guess infer pretend suppose surmise

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conclude conjecture consider depend figure gather posit postulate predicate premise presuppose rely speculate think trust

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bank on be afraid jump the gun take it

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calculate disbelieve doubt measure

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disregard distrust forget ignore neglect

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abstain

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suppose

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deem expect presume pretend think understand

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accept admit brainstorm calculate conjecture divine dream estimate figure grant guesstimate hypothesize imagine infer judge opine posit predicate presuppose spark speculate surmise suspect take theorize

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cook up dare say go out on a limb hazard a guess

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deny disallow dispute know misunderstand prove reject

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measure

VERB

understand

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assume believe gather hear infer suppose surmise think

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concede conclude conjecture consider deduce expect fancy guess imagine know learn presume reckon

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be informed count on suspect

Antonyms

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disregard doubt ignore mistake neglect

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There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

You’ve said that part of what you’re doing in the class is denaturalizing what we take for granted.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

In a car, it’s the software underpinning safety features that we take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"The child who comes through, we want them to realise that many of the things that they take for granted have absolutely amazing stories behind them."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

take for granted

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