Synonyms for presuppose
ˌpri səˈpoʊzpre·sup·pose

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1. presuppose

   Synonyms:
   presume, assume, postulate, surmise

   Antonyms:
   prove, establish, infer, deduce, argue, demonstrate

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1. presuppose, supposeverb

   take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

   "I presuppose that you have done your work"

   Synonyms:
   opine, hypothesise, imagine, hypothecate, say, theorize, guess, reckon, speculate, conjecture, hypothesize, theorise, think, suppose

2. presuppose, supposeverb

   require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

   "This step presupposes two prior ones"

   Synonyms:
   opine, hypothesise, imagine, hypothecate, say, theorize, guess, reckon, speculate, conjecture, hypothesize, theorise, think, suppose

Matched Categories

1. • Imply
   • Logic

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1. presupposeverb

   Synonyms:
   imply, assume, suppose, take for granted

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1. List of paraphrases for "presuppose":

   assume

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How to use presuppose in a sentence?

1. Maxim Behar:

   At first glance, total transparency, fast communication, and the unrestricted use of media presuppose a fertile ground for manipulation, which may be one reason the world is becoming so cautious. But transparency doesn`t have that much to do directly and specifically with manipulation.

2. Walter Raleigh:

   Who so taketh in hand to frame any state or government ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves so to be.

3. Matthew Haimes:

   Family offices need someone they trust, you need to go into each meeting without an agenda, without trying to presuppose what a client wants.

4. John Wood Campbell, Jr.:

   We presuppose two things that there is yet to be learned infinitely more than is now known, and that man can learn it.

5. Walter Raleigh:

   All histories do show, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered.