DARESAYS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

daresays

verb

present tense third-person singular of daresay

as in assumes

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

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Every layer of the stack assumes shopping is scarce and expensive.

— Abhinav Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The report assumes that similar gangs are operating on the same scale everywhere—even in places where no such activity has ever surfaced.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Definition of assumes

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In addition to being a fun interactive guessing game, the company said the cookie lover who guesses the flavor correctly will win a $25,000 grand prize.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026
When a student misses twice, guesses rapidly, or reveals a misconception, StarSpark can interrupt the assignment, teach the relevant concept, provide additional practice, and then return the student to the original question.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of guesses

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As for why only a small fraction of cells become cannibalistic, Larson suspects that there may be an evolutionary balance point based on some tradeoffs and constraints.

— Jay Kakade July 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026
Given the unusual circumstances, Wells’ family suspects something nefarious could have happened to him and been covered up.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of suspects

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Crystal hates that shows drop an entire season on release day, and thinks streaming has eroded the monoculture that used to propel powerful franchises to billion-dollar heights.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026
Like Kaiser, Dendy thinks that Americans on either side of politics are coming to the same conclusion from different routes.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of thinks

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Businesses need to make investments in automated containment, behavior-centric detection, and ongoing validation that presumes attackers will act independently.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
One presumes that this parent is also constantly looking at her phone.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of presumes

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