Synonyms of suppose

suppose

verb

sə-ˈpōz 

1

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• guess
• calculate
• figure
• make
• reckon
• put
• gauge
• judge
• call
• understand
• conclude
• place
• conjecture
• infer
• deduce
• reason
• gather
• extrapolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• compute
• work out
• calibrate

2

as in to guess

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guess
• assume
• presume
• think
• suspect
• imagine
• speculate
• surmise
• believe
• conjecture
• daresay
• suspicion
• infer
• expect
• conclude
• deduce
• gather
• hypothesize
• reckon
• theorize
• conceive
• judge
• hypothecate
• take

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prove
• establish
• demonstrate
• determine
• learn
• find out
• ascertain
• validate
• document
• substantiate

3

as in to think

to have as an opinion

voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• think
• believe
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• figure
• feel
• deem
• conceive
• judge
• reckon
• perceive
• assume
• allow
• hold
• presume
• regard
• accept
• esteem
• depend
• rely
• view
• conclude
• trust
• infer
• surmise
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• discredit
• mistrust
• disbelieve

4

as in to say

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• assume
• presume
• believe
• think
• guess
• conclude
• hypothesize
• postulate
• presuppose
• figure
• imagine
• accept
• insist
• dream
• take for granted
• suspect
• premise
• infer
• hypothecate
• deduce
• surmise
• speculate
• judge
• perceive
• claim
• declare
• reckon
• swallow
• conjecture
• credit
• maintain
• contend
• conceive
• gather
• theorize
• fancy
• suspicion
• assert
• allege
• take
• affirm
• profess
• aver
• avow
• preconceive
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• question
• wonder (about)
• disagree (with)
• challenge
• deny
• discredit
• dispute
• disbelieve
• controvert
• discount
• reject
• distrust
• repudiate
• disclaim
• disavow
• disprove
• mistrust
• refute
• rebut
• disown
• belie
• confute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppose

The national grid rebuild, the housing pipeline, the energy transition—none of it runs without a layer of specialist contractors that most people will never hear of and were never supposed to be household names. — Sophie Attwood, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

But Congress appears paralyzed and its leaders unfamiliar with what they’re supposed to be regulating. — Matt Post, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

An Israeli security official told CNN that Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, is also supposed to vet all airlines’ personnel flying into Israel from the UAE. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Are we supposed to believe Young is more important to Las Vegas’ defense than Wilson? — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026