Synonyms of premise

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noun

ˈpre-məs 

variants also premiss

1

as in assumption

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning

your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumption
• theory
• hypothesis
• belief
• presupposition
• given
• hypothetical
• presumption
• postulate
• supposition
• principle
• proposition
• if
• assertion
• axiom
• thesis
• doctrine
• conclusion
• basis
• truism
• tenet
• inference
• rule
• law
• dogma
• gospel
• foundation
• precept
• standard
• declaration
• verity
• affirmation
• canon
• deduction
• dictum
• ground
• ipse dixit
• avouchment

2

as in ground

premises plural the area around and belonging to a building

detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

premise

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verb

ˈpre-məs 

as in to say

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of premise

Noun

While some fans may find the premise redundant, the youthful perspective adds just enough brightness to the show’s austere religious world. —Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

This is the premise of The Exit 8, a Japanese video game made by Kotake Create that, as the millions who played it will attest, turns a commuter’s endless circling into a thrilling, maddening first-person-shooter minus the shooting. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

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