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

The light premise of the album is that the songs are all performed by a fictional band named the Canyon Falls Trailer Band. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

At the heart of this speculative novel is an unspeakable atrocity that serves as the premise of Kathy’s life. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026