Synonyms of supposes

supposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of suppose

1

as in calculates

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

• calculates
• estimates
• makes
• figures
• puts
• guesses
• judges
• reckons
• gauges
• calls
• understands
• concludes
• infers
• places
• conjectures
• deduces
• reasons
• extrapolates
• gathers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• computes
• calibrates
• works out

2

as in assumes

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

• assumes
• guesses
• presumes
• thinks
• imagines
• speculates
• surmises
• suspects
• believes
• conjectures
• suspicions
• infers
• deduces
• concludes
• expects
• daresays
• theorizes
• hypothesizes
• gathers
• conceives
• reckons
• judges
• hypothecates
• takes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proves
• establishes
• demonstrates
• determines
• documents
• validates
• learns
• substantiates
• finds out
• ascertains

3

as in thinks

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

• thinks
• believes
• considers
• imagines
• deems
• feels
• guesses
• figures
• conceives
• perceives
• assumes
• judges
• holds
• reckons
• allows
• esteems
• presumes
• depends
• accepts
• presupposes
• regards
• relies
• concludes
• surmises
• trusts
• views
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• rejects
• questions
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

4

as in says

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supposes

Rock* supposes there’s a fork in the road where the Beatles take us one way and the Velvet Underground pull us somewhere else entirely. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Book banning supposes that children never age, never leave home, never become their own people outside their parents. — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

But that view wrongly supposes that Abundance was meant to be its own electoral lane. — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Of course, this pre-supposes that Salah looks to leave Europe this summer as a free agent. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

This is not true, unless, Miss Manners supposes, your definition of formality begins and ends with having to wear shoes. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Farrell supposes that no high school baseball team in the nation has traveled as much as Orange Lutheran has. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately. — Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025