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Synonyms & Antonyms of presuming
(Entry 1 of 2)
- it's rather presuming of you to expect to be our first choice for the award
Synonyms for presuming
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- important,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- pompous,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- sniffy,
- stiff-necked,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
Words Related to presuming
- blusterous,
- blustery,
- boastful,
- bombastic,
- braggart,
- bragging,
- braggy,
- cocky,
- swaggering,
- vain,
- vainglorious
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egocentric,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- hubristic,
- narcissistic,
- orgulous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-affected,
- self-applauding,
- self-centered,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-pleased,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest
Near Antonyms for presuming
Antonyms for presuming
- I thought it presuming of him to think that we would invite him along
Synonyms for presuming
Words Related to presuming
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egomaniacal,
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- hoity-toity,
- important,
- overweening,
- pompous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- uppity,
- vain,
- vainglorious
Near Antonyms for presuming
Antonyms for presuming
- some presuming waiter thought that it was his business to tell the expectant mother that she shouldn't be having even one glass of wine
Synonyms for presuming
- busy,
- interfering,
- intruding,
- intrusive,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- nosy
- (or nosey),
- obtrusive,
- officious,
- presumptuous,
- protrusive,
- prying,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- snoopy
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Antonyms for presuming
presuming
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of presuming (Entry 2 of 2)
- I presume you'll fly if you do go
Synonyms for presuming
- assuming,
- conjecturing,
- daresaying,
- guessing,
- imagining,
- speculating,
- supposing,
- surmising,
- suspecting,
- suspicioning
- [chiefly dialect]
Words Related to presuming
Near Antonyms for presuming
- we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty
Synonyms for presuming
Words Related to presuming
- conjecturing,
- figuring,
- guessing,
- reckoning
- [chiefly dialect],
- surmising,
- suspecting,
- suspicioning
- [chiefly dialect],
- thinking
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“Presuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presuming. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of presuming was in the 15th century
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