SUPPOSITION Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

supposition

noun

ˌsə-pə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of supposition

as in hypothesis

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation my supposition is that this grape variety, which flourishes in southern France, should do equally well here, given the similar climate

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as in guess

an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence it's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door

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as in assumption

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning worthless genetic research that was based on the erroneous supposition that acquired characteristics can be passed on to offspring

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Recent Examples of supposition Of course, this is all a supposition and one that will only happen at some point in the future. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Aug. 2026 What becomes alarmingly evident through the key assumptions check is how many of the current responses expect a quick resolution of the conflict — a supposition that is unsound, or at least unsupported. — Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026 The supposition is the equivalent of green tea giant Bigelow taking Coca-Cola to court for its pour dominance in McDonald’s restaurants. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Zlotnikov wrote that the condition was likely caused by a mutation that had occurred very early in embryonic development, a supposition that was confirmed decades later by genetic analysis. — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supposition

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Noun

Among the results claimed are a solution to the four-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, improvements on some of the world’s most important computer algorithms, and actual progress toward math’s scariest problem, the Riemann hypothesis.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
The corroded terminal, the location, 30 seconds of video of the noise, the hypothesis that was ruled out.

— Julien Vantyghem, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hypothesis

Noun

Having produced one such number per participant, the standard approach then pools all of them into a group average, on the assumption that individual differences are noise that will be canceled out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumption

Noun

Some universities have a long standing tradition of continually testing students’ ability to explain and rationalise their theories.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The defense said the government’s theory is unsupported and urged the judge to dismiss the charges.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of theory

Noun

Many mathematicians have stopped posting open conjectures and potential ideas at the end of their papers, for fear that they’ll be scraped by bots and fed into AI models.

— Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
The lonely runner conjecture predicts that, at some point, a runner will be maximally distant from all the other runners—the saddest, loneliest phase of the race.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of conjecture

Noun

Jackson gives you a whole clan of old-money Brooklyn Heights Stocktons, but the character who carries the thesis is Sasha, the middle-class New England girl who marries in and is instantly, permanently cast as the arriviste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Ability to flex pricing power The crown jewel of Applied Aerospace’s investment thesis lies in its 87% single-source contract mix.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of thesis

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Travel retail is no longer a price-value proposition that competes just with the high street, but also with platforms such as Amazon, Rakuten and Tmall around the globe.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Eco effort Inkaterra's core proposition is a care and value for the environment—trust that your stay is built to have a small (negative, even) carbon footprint, with efforts that go far beyond encouraging you to reuse a towel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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