PREMISING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

premising

verb

present participle of premise

as in saying

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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That contradicts what many publishers have been saying, though most publishers are of course wary of sharing too many proprietary numbers publicly.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
After county planning officials issued a report stating construction wouldn’t impact the environment, Fish and Game countered, saying the report wasn’t thorough, and a qualified biologist will have to survey the site.

— Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of saying

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Founders often focus heavily on maximizing valuation, assuming that securing the highest purchase price is the primary objective.

— Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Bloomberg claimed today that OpenAI will reveal its speaker this year and release it in 2027, assuming Apple’s lawsuit doesn’t disrupt those plans.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of assuming

Verb

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

Verb

Do not perform competence only to blame everyone later for believing the performance.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Next, there's the identity lag, where an outdated self-concept drives continued overexertion; and the illusion of recoverability, where believing resources can always fix health damage later down the road.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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