Synonyms of postulates

postulates 1 of 2

noun

plural of postulate

as in assumptions

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning

one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumptions
• theories
• hypotheses
• premises
• beliefs
• presuppositions
• premisses
• presumptions
• givens
• hypotheticals
• axioms
• suppositions
• principles
• ifs
• propositions
• doctrines
• assertions
• verities
• tenets
• truisms
• theses
• rules
• standards
• precepts
• inferences
• dogmas
• laws
• dogmata
• gospels
• declarations
• conclusions
• foundations
• canons
• affirmations
• grounds
• deductions
• dictums
• dicta
• bases
• avouchments
• ipse dixits

postulates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of postulate

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• says
• presumes
• believes
• hypothesizes
• supposes
• presupposes
• thinks
• concludes
• premises
• guesses
• figures
• accepts
• dreams
• insists
• hypothecates
• takes for granted
• imagines
• deduces
• infers
• suspects
• claims
• surmises
• speculates
• conjectures
• declares
• theorizes
• contends
• credits
• asserts
• judges
• swallows
• maintains
• affirms
• suspicions
• conceives
• perceives
• alleges
• fancies
• gathers
• reckons
• avers
• professes
• takes
• avows
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubts
• challenges
• disagrees (with)
• wonders (about)
• disputes
• denies
• questions
• rejects
• discounts
• distrusts
• discredits
• controverts
• repudiates
• disclaims
• disbelieves
• disavows
• refutes
• mistrusts
• disproves
• belies
• rebuts
• disowns
• confutes