HYPOTHECATING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

hypothecating

verb

present participle of hypothecate

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to take as true or as a fact without actual proof even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee

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Another day, another instance of Vicki saying something insane about a woman whose only crime was joining her show.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
This year, political experts are saying things are a little bit different.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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Any brand attempting something similar should ask what its equivalent trust signal is—certification, a guarantee, a verifiable specification—before assuming volume of content alone will move a purchase decision.

— Agung Dwi Sandi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
However, the leap from these qualities to assuming, hyperbolically, that AI will become a competitor, even a predatory species ready to eliminate us, is a fantastical step too far.

— Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of assuming

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Waller is correct, though incorrect in presuming that market interventions properly telegraphed somehow result in good economic outcomes.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Congress can block it, but would need a veto-proof majority in both the House and Senate to do so—presuming Trump even wants the deal to go ahead.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of presuming

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The plan at the center of the 2022 WWII movie Operation Mincemeat is to mislead the Axis forces into believing that the Allies will invade Greece rather than Sicily.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
A day will surely dawn when those who sought refuge in the long shadow of American bullying—believing that mimicking the language of the mighty could shield them from the claws of power—will stand bare before the truth.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of believing

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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

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