Synonyms of presupposes

presupposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of presuppose

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presupposes

On his Instagram story, the producer Hudson Mohawke wrote that the uproar around the detection tool’s findings presupposes the very conditions of the music industry. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 June 2026

However, this theory presupposes that the CIA even has anything to hide from the public to begin with. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026

There’s an improv-exercise quality to the premise, one that presupposes that adding more factors — a wacky aunt played by Jamie Lee Curtis, a weird brother played by Spike Fearn; Kumail Nanjiani is in the mix too — will somehow build out a more robust universe. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025

The new arrangement under Xi presupposes the absence of rivals. — Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025

The framing already presupposes anthropocentrism. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025

That phrase, au naturel, presupposes a commonsense distinction between nature and history. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye. — Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025