Presumption
61presumption — /pri zump sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of presuming. 2. assumption of something as true. 3. belief on reasonable grounds or probable evidence. 4. something that is presumed; an assumption. 5. a ground or reason for presuming or believing. 6. Law. an… …
62presumption — noun a) the act of presuming, or something presumed b) the belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true …
63presumption — Synonyms and related words: adventurousness, allegory, allusion, apriorism, aptitude, arcane meaning, arrogance, aspiration, assumption, assurance, assured faith, attitude, audaciousness, audacity, axiom, basis, belief, bias, boldness, brashness …
64presumption — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. audacity, assurance, arrogance, haughtiness; impetuosity; deduction, conclusion, inference, guess, hypothesis. See insolence, belief. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An assumption] Syn. conjecture, guess,… …
65presumption — pre·sump·tion || prɪ zÊŒmpʃn n. assumption, supposition, surmise; boldness, arrogance …
66presumption — noun 1》 an act or instance of presuming something to be the case. ↘an idea that is presumed to be true. ↘chiefly Law an attitude adopted towards something in the absence of contrary factors. 2》 presumptuous behaviour. Origin ME: from OFr …
67presumption — n. 1. Opinion, belief, supposition, conjecture, guess, anticipation, hypothesis, assumption, understanding, condition, concession. 2. Arrogance, forwardness, audacity, boldness, assurance, effrontery, brass, presumptuousness. 3. Probability,… …
68presumption — n 1. assumption, presupposition, predisposition, posit, postulate; belief, conviction, confidence, bias, feeling, gut feeling; expectation, anticipation, hope, trust; inference, deduction, theory, hypothesis, thesis; thought, view, attitude,… …
69presumption — pre·sump·tion …
70presumption — [prɪˈzʌmpʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a belief that something is true because it seems reasonable or likely …