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

If that sounds convoluted in prose, try watching it as a Netflix movie that dutifully restates its premise every few minutes for multi-screen viewers. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Yet his latest fails to magically transcend its deceptively simple premise. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Verb

The Toy Story universe is premised on the idea that toys want more than anything to be played with—that a deep bond with a child is what gives a toy’s existence meaning. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

The lawsuit, which was filed in a California federal district court by Joshua Davis and other attorneys from Berger Montague and Freedman Normand Friedland, is premised on ideas that have been floating around the House settlement and its implementation for some time. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026