Synonyms of premises

premises 1 of 2

noun

plural of premise

as in yard

the area around and belonging to a building

detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yard
• park
• acres
• ground
• estate
• property
• backyard
• land
• garden
• campus
• real estate
• plot
• demesne
• parcel
• realty
• enclosure
• plaza
• churchyard
• close
• lot
• dooryard
• garth

premises

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of premise

as in assumes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• says
• presumes
• believes
• postulates
• presupposes
• thinks
• supposes
• concludes
• figures
• dreams
• hypothecates
• guesses
• hypothesizes
• accepts
• suspects
• takes for granted
• insists
• claims
• suspicions
• imagines
• judges
• conjectures
• deduces
• infers
• credits
• surmises
• maintains
• fancies
• swallows
• declares
• speculates
• contends
• asserts
• affirms
• perceives
• conceives
• preconceives
• alleges
• theorizes
• gathers
• avers
• avows
• takes
• reckons
• avouches
• professes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenges
• disputes
• doubts
• questions
• disagrees (with)
• discounts
• wonders (about)
• denies
• rejects
• discredits
• distrusts
• controverts
• repudiates
• disclaims
• disbelieves
• disavows
• mistrusts
• refutes
• belies
• disproves
• disowns
• rebuts
• confutes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of premises

Noun

Some prediction market companies have received unflattering media headlines based on false premises—Kalshi doesn’t take bets directly involving war or wildfires despite substantial news coverage suggesting otherwise. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026

What is sophistic is therefore to let the movement from sentience to moral status and then from moral status to legal rights happen without making visible the additional premises that are necessary at each stage. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The dead person was found as police entered the school to secure the premises, authorities said. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

But to build a web of accusations based on false premises and the manipulation of reality in order to attack the Biennale and a film invited to compete is a petty and unacceptable act. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Wyatt and Berk speculated that something may have happened to Steven at this house, but there was no search of the premises due to the circumstantial nature of the evidence. — Jeremy Greenberg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require large retailers to preserve documentation of immigration enforcement activity on their premises, following ICE raids at Home Depot parking lots in Southern California last summer. — Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Knight Library, a popular nightclub on University Boulevard just minutes from UCF, allows 18-year-olds to enter the premises, though they are not allowed to purchase alcohol. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

With a few wonderful exceptions that proved the rule (The Good Place, New Girl), the network sitcom landscape of the 2010s was a graveyard of glib titles, gimmicky premises, and mercifully short runs. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Florida premises liability often turns on whether the business had notice of a dangerous condition. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Kyson Cook, an AT&T premises technician, walks through an AT&T facility in Kettering, Ohio. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026

The firm established its initial focus on labor law enforcement and premises liability cases, vehicle accident cases, and medical malpractice cases. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026

The complaint alleged negligence and premises liability on the part of the school district, and the family is seeking damages. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

The mother is suing the district for negligence and premises liability and is seeking damages for medical bills, emotional distress and other relief. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Silva is suing for gross negligence and premises liability, alleging Valero failed to take reasonable steps to protect workers and prevent the fire. — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026

Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Jackson County. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025

The Nepali Army had also been called in to back up security forces after protesters entered restricted zones and the Parliament premises. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025