PRESUPPOSE Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

presuppose

verb

ˌprē-sə-ˈpōz

Definition of presuppose

as in to assume

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject

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Recent Examples of presuppose Disagreement about whether the Constitution should be taken to presuppose the authority of natural law, or to displace it, emerged among early Supreme Court Justices. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 On his Instagram story, the producer Hudson Mohawke wrote that the uproar around the detection tool’s findings presupposes the very conditions of the music industry. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 June 2026 In this case, the question presupposes that lowering the debt is best accomplished by cutting or restructuring programs. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 Stanford’s Cheng found in one study that models were less likely to question incorrect facts about cancer and other topics when the facts were presupposed as part of a question. — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presuppose

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presuppose

Verb

The North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation, police said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
If RatHat does make it onto a device, do not assume deleting the app solves the problem.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assume

Verb

Salkar said a medico-legal case had been opened and an autopsy would follow.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines are among the countries that are most exposed to food security risk from the super El Niño and also face the highest risk of civil unrest due to rising prices, Verisk Maplecroft said.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of say

Verb

In broad terms, an indefinite employment relationship is presumed to be terminable at the will of either party.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Lui remains presumed innocent unless prosecutors prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt in court.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of presume

Verb

Lottie truly believes that armed with her diary and a plan for total re-invention, everything will go great and not be embarrassing at all.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Much of that sum—$250 million—comes from his contract with the Saudi Pro League’s Al Nassr, which is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of believe

Verb

Boosted by Heated Rivalry, Crave recorded just over 5 million subs in Bell’s most recent results, and is eyeing 6 million by end of 2028, but Cohan is thinking beyond that.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Even among Republicans, less than half (45%) think Trump will follow through.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026