Synonyms for premise
ˈprɛm ɪspremise

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1. premise

   Synonyms:
   announce, forestate, preface

   Antonyms:
   add, append, infer, gather, supplement, subjoin

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1. premise, premiss, assumptionverb

   a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

   "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

   Synonyms:
   supposal, presumptuousness, assumption, premiss, effrontery, supposition, laying claim, presumption

2. premiseverb

   set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

   "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

   Synonyms:
   premiss, introduce, precede, preface

3. precede, preface, premise, introduceverb

   furnish with a preface or introduction

   "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

   Synonyms:
   forgo, innovate, stick in, bring out, enter, predate, antedate, premiss, come before, put in, bring in, inaugurate, forego, insert, usher in, enclose, infix, present, lead, preface, antecede, precede, introduce, inclose, acquaint

4. premise, premissverb

   take something as preexisting and given

   Synonyms:
   premiss, introduce, precede, preface

Matched Categories

1. • Presuppose
   • Set Forth
   • State

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1. premiseverb

   Synonyms:
   preface, lay down beforehand, state at the outset, set forth at the beginning

2. premiseverb

   Synonyms:
   begin, enter upon the subject, state beforehand

3. premisenoun

   Synonyms:
   antecedent proposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "premise":

   assumption, hypothesis, prerequisite, premiss, principle, postulate, precondition, proposition

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1. Adam Smith:

   At a time when our nation is hurting the President continues to forgo any effort to calm tensions, as we had all hoped he would. Instead he used force to remove peaceful protesters to stage a photo opportunity. Instead of taking a moment of silence in front of the historic St Johns' Episcopal Church to pray for the lives lost he gathered his cronies to take a picture. Instead of doing the right thing, he once again did the absolute wrong thing, i have serious concerns about using military forces to respond to protestors. The role of the U.S. military in domestic U.S. law enforcement is limited by law. It must not be used in violation of those limits and I see little evidence that President Trump understands this fundamental premise.

2. Edward Meir:

   It's better to have the units than not to have the units, it doesn't change the underlying premise: smelters are finding it increasingly uneconomic to produce in the West.

3. Mark Toner:

   We reject outright the premise that the Turkish Government is in league with ISIL to smuggle oil across its borders, and we frankly see no evidence – none – to support such an accusation.

4. Libor Michalek:

   The product and the business, ultimately, is entirely built around the premise of the consumers' long-term success and Typical BNPL consumers ability to repay, and if Typical BNPL consumers're not able to, Typical BNPL consumers is where we share in the negative outcome.

5. Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   The Government regards this premise as unacceptable and regard migration as a bad process that has extremely serious security aspects.