Synonyms of presuppose

presuppose

verb

as in to assume

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assume
• say
• presume
• believe
• suppose
• think
• postulate
• conclude
• hypothesize
• guess
• accept
• insist
• take for granted
• figure
• hypothecate
• infer
• premise
• dream
• imagine
• suspect
• deduce
• claim
• declare
• perceive
• speculate
• surmise
• maintain
• affirm
• assert
• contend
• judge
• swallow
• credit
• conceive
• conjecture
• allege
• theorize
• suspicion
• reckon
• profess
• gather
• take
• avow
• fancy
• aver
• preconceive
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• disagree (with)
• question
• wonder (about)
• deny
• challenge
• discredit
• dispute
• controvert
• disbelieve
• reject
• discount
• distrust
• repudiate
• disavow
• disclaim
• refute
• disprove
• mistrust
• rebut
• disown
• belie
• confute