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plural of presupposition
Synonyms of presuppositions
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 presuppositions
- assumptions,
- givens,
- hypotheticals,
- ifs,
- postulates,
- premises
- (also premisses),
- presumptions,
- suppositions
Words Related to presuppositions
- dicta
- (also dictums),
- ipse dixits
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