Synonyms of presupposition

presupposition

noun

as in assumption

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 & Similar Words

• assumption
• belief
• premise
• theory
• hypothesis
• presumption
• postulate
• supposition
• hypothetical
• premiss
• if
• given
• principle
• axiom
• assertion
• doctrine
• proposition
• inference
• thesis
• dogma
• truism
• basis
• gospel
• tenet
• conclusion
• law
• precept
• foundation
• verity
• affirmation
• rule
• declaration
• canon
• standard
• deduction
• dictum
• ground
• ipse dixit
• avouchment