Synonyms of supposition
17 similar words
Another word for supposition is assumption. Other synonyms of supposition are hypothesis, conjecture, surmise, given and guess.
Synonyms and similar words for supposition
nounMore synonyms
- assumptionThe act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
- conjectureA supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- foreguessA conjecture; an assumption.
- givenA condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
- guessA prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
- hunch
- hypothesisAn assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- inference
- posit
- possibility
- postulation
- presumption
- reckoning
- speculation
- surmiseThought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
- suspicion
- theory
Meaning of supposition
- noun Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- noun The act or an instance of supposing.
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Questions about synonyms of supposition
- What is another word for supposition?
- Supposition has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as assumption, hypothesis, conjecture, surmise, given and guess.
- What does supposition mean?
- Supposition means something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
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