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adjective

as in presumed

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verb

past tense of presuppose
as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject

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Recent Examples of presupposed
Verb
My question incorrectly presupposed that Kiffin had gotten over it. — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposed
  1. presumed
  2. assumed
  3. alleged
  4. said
  5. proposed
  6. believed
  7. supposed
  8. hypothetical
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • Lukic, whose lab continues to scale up its medium-voltage unit, assumed the killer application for SSTs would be EVs.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • If Cammarata is correct, then mechanistic interpretation may be more effective than many had assumed.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumed
Adjective
  • What the records show As the investigation remains underway, CNN analysis has revealed alleged maintenance issues and guest injuries at several Six Flags parks.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint continued to identify No One Ever Really Dies as a source of alleged damages that could exceed $1 million.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Jalen Jeffries, a 23-year-old from Tampa, said the first-day ticket issues were ironed out for fans on the second and final day.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Hamas could restrict the system to exert pressure internally, the official said, while Netanyahu could restrict it to pressure Hamas.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of said
Adjective
  • The proposed amendment, which will require the support of at least 94 of the 141 members of parliament to pass, would remove that provision.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • New agency gets broad powers The proposed Department of Artificial Intelligence would operate as a cabinet-level federal agency.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of believed
Adjective
  • But clearly any supposed rivalry between the legendary bands is water under the bridge.
    — Peter Gicas, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Definition of supposed
Adjective
  • Farther from Tau Ceti, where the light was weaker, a hypothetical high-sensitivity camera could reveal them.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In this approach, researchers come up with hypothetical scenarios based on existing technology trends, leaning into certain features.
    — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of hypothetical

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“Presupposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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