DARESAYING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

daresaying

verb

present participle of daresay

as in assuming

to form an opinion from little or no evidence I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all

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Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Catoir warns against assuming that digital natives will naturally be equipped to work with AI.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assuming

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LaBranche has become a master of sleight of hand and confusing defenses as the Warriors utilize a ton of misdirection and a plethora of running backs to keep the opposition guessing about who is getting the ball.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite the cookie-cutter nature of the main plot elements, a few star writers emerged who were able to keep readers guessing.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessing

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More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of supposing

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Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Croix Bethune had been thinking about breaking the National Women’s Soccer League’s single-season record for assists since returning from injury.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

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