Synonyms of presumes

presumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of presume

1

as in assumes

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

I presume you'll fly if you do go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• supposes
• guesses
• thinks
• imagines
• suspects
• speculates
• surmises
• believes
• infers
• suspicions
• conjectures
• concludes
• expects
• deduces
• daresays
• hypothesizes
• theorizes
• gathers
• conceives
• reckons
• judges
• hypothecates
• takes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• proves
• demonstrates
• determines
• documents
• validates
• learns
• substantiates
• finds out
• ascertains

2

as in says

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• says
• believes
• supposes
• thinks
• presupposes
• concludes
• hypothesizes
• postulates
• premises
• accepts
• insists
• guesses
• figures
• takes for granted
• infers
• imagines
• hypothecates
• dreams
• deduces
• declares
• suspects
• maintains
• speculates
• claims
• asserts
• contends
• perceives
• surmises
• conceives
• credits
• swallows
• judges
• affirms
• theorizes
• gathers
• alleges
• professes
• reckons
• takes
• suspicions
• avers
• fancies
• conjectures
• avows
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disagrees (with)
• distrusts
• challenges
• doubts
• rejects
• discredits
• wonders (about)
• disputes
• discounts
• questions
• disclaims
• repudiates
• disavows
• controverts
• disbelieves
• mistrusts
• refutes
• belies
• disproves
• disowns
• rebuts
• confutes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presumes

One presumes that this parent is also constantly looking at her phone. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

This presumes that their athletic ability would translate onto the soccer pitch. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Creativity, though, presumes a background in classic technique onto which a personal point of view is added. — Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2026

That level presumes an 11 percent underlying rate, plus a 7 percent benefit from the World Cup, partially offset by a 1 percent drag from Middle East operations. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

This is also adjusted for an actual FIFA capacity at Hard Rock of 64,091, and, again, presumes the games there will be sold out. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 June 2026

My greatest wish is that this ruling sets a precedent for the Treasury and serves the thousands of ordinary citizens who are abused and crushed every day by a system that presumes their guilt and forces them to prove their innocence at the cost of economic and emotional ruin. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 May 2026

The law presumes certain cancers are job-related and should be covered by workers' compensation. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Planning presumes a set of ideal conditions for childbearing — conditions most accessible to white, economically secure Americans — while stigmatizing and discouraging the reproduction of others. — Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026