Synonyms of suppose

suppose

verb

sə-ˈpōz 

1

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• guess
• calculate
• figure
• make
• reckon
• put
• gauge
• judge
• call
• understand
• conclude
• place
• conjecture
• infer
• deduce
• reason
• gather
• extrapolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• compute
• work out
• calibrate

2

as in to guess

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guess
• assume
• presume
• think
• suspect
• imagine
• speculate
• surmise
• believe
• conjecture
• daresay
• suspicion
• infer
• expect
• conclude
• deduce
• gather
• hypothesize
• reckon
• theorize
• conceive
• judge
• hypothecate
• take

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prove
• establish
• demonstrate
• determine
• learn
• find out
• ascertain
• validate
• document
• substantiate

3

as in to think

to have as an opinion

voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• think
• believe
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• figure
• feel
• deem
• conceive
• judge
• reckon
• perceive
• assume
• allow
• hold
• presume
• regard
• accept
• esteem
• depend
• rely
• view
• conclude
• trust
• infer
• surmise
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• discredit
• mistrust
• disbelieve

4

as in to say

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• assume
• presume
• believe
• think
• guess
• conclude
• hypothesize
• postulate
• presuppose
• figure
• imagine
• accept
• insist
• dream
• take for granted
• suspect
• premise
• infer
• hypothecate
• deduce
• surmise
• speculate
• judge
• perceive
• claim
• declare
• reckon
• swallow
• conjecture
• credit
• maintain
• contend
• conceive
• gather
• theorize
• fancy
• suspicion
• assert
• allege
• take
• affirm
• profess
• aver
• avow
• preconceive
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• question
• wonder (about)
• disagree (with)
• challenge
• deny
• discredit
• dispute
• disbelieve
• controvert
• discount
• reject
• distrust
• repudiate
• disclaim
• disavow
• disprove
• mistrust
• refute
• rebut
• disown
• belie
• confute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppose

Nagumo insisted that the American carriers weren’t supposed to be there! — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The county lot where Piñeiro’s Pine Development LLC wants to build a four-story building and a 46-space parking lot is also supposed to be the start of the Hia-Line. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

How are you supposed to have a regular, socially and familially acceptable Christmas Day while also keeping tabs on five prime NBA matchups and three NFL games? — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026