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presume

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of presume

1 to form an opinion from little or no evidence

I presume you'll fly if you do go

Synonyms of presume

assume, conjecture, daresay, guess, imagine, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect]

Words Related to presume

conclude, deduce, gather, infer

hypothecate, hypothesize, theorize

believe, conceive, expect, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], take, think

Near Antonyms of presume

demonstrate, document, establish, prove, substantiate, validate

ascertain, determine, find out, learn

2 to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty

Synonyms of presume

assume, hypothecate, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presuppose, say, suppose

Words Related to presume

accept, believe, credit, swallow

conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take

conjecture, figure, guess, reckon [chiefly dialect], surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect], think

conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive

speculate, theorize

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess

Phrases Synonymous with presume

take for granted

Near Antonyms of presume

challenge, controvert, disagree (with), disbelieve, discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, wonder (about)

deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate

belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute

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