PREMISED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

premised

verb

past tense of premise

as in assumed

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

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Recent Examples of premised The model was premised on the idea that the expertise resided within the confines of the scientific community and the task at hand was to make the specialized knowledge and technical terminology accessible to the general public. —

Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 But democracy is premised on the idea that nobody does. —

Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy. —

Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 The fragile 14-day ceasefire with Iran, which began last week, was premised in part on Tehran agreeing to reopen the strait, Vance said. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 Democrats have questioned whether her transfer was premised upon her willingness to sit for that interview, but Blanche has defended the move. —

Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026 For years, state leaders under DeSantis have pushed sweeping cooperation with federal immigration authorities, with policies premised on the idea that any undocumented immigrant in the country is in violation of the law and subject to removal. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 Earlier this year the FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, to gain access to ballots and other records that was premised in part on claims made by White House attorney Kurt Olsen, who has frequently made unproven claims about widespread election fraud in the 2020 election. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Of course, this idea is premised on the notion that widespread adoption is in the public’s best interest. —

Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

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Israel said that al-Haddad had assumed the role of Hamas commander after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed.

— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Even Anthropic has assumed a lot about its freedom and authority, having just announced a new tool called Mythos, an AI model that finds security vulnerabilities in software and networked resources.

— Olivier Sylvain, Fortune, 16 May 2026