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Synonyms of presupposition
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
- the cynic's presupposition that everyone acts out of purely selfish motives
Synonyms for presupposition
- assumption,
- given,
- hypothetical,
- if,
- postulate,
- premise
- (also premiss),
- presumption,
- supposition
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“Presupposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposition. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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