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presuppose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of presuppose

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

The book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject.

Synonyms of presuppose

assume, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presume, say, suppose

Words Related to presuppose

accept, believe, credit, swallow

conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take

conjecture, figure, guess, surmise, suspect, think

conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive

speculate, theorize

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

Phrases Synonymous with presuppose

take for granted

Near Antonyms of presuppose

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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