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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

STRONGEST

acceptance

STRONG

acquisition adoption appropriation arrogation embracing grab seizure takeover taking undertaking usurpation

WEAK

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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We would no longer have to make assumptions about individuals’ preferences because we would know them with certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

After looking at the numbers, including taxes and inflation assumptions, I don’t think this approach works for me.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The findings were published in two papers in the same issue of Nature and challenge decades of assumptions about the thymus.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

It has also led pollsters to question long-standing assumptions about the president’s floor of support, wondering whether it is at risk of giving way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Or when he’d started another new school where the teachers looked at his record and made unfair assumptions about him and assigned him a tutor in math, his best subject.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman