Thesaurus results for GIVENS

givens

noun

plural of given

as in assumptions

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning it's a given that television viewers are influenced by advertising, even consciously or subconsciously

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Recent Examples of givens Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 Private cloud is also where organizations can focus on delivering AI and what’s next, knowing that security, governance and compliance are givens rather than points of concern. —

Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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assumptions

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The festive, charming and energetic North American tour of the Broadway production is packed with as much nostalgia as new characters that are doppelgangers for the original series’ heroes and villains, and who often challenge our assumptions about their infamous families.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
June’s astro-weather is challenging everything from your belief systems and emotional assumptions to your communication style and daily responsibilities.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026