supposition
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Types & categories
- opinion hypernym
- divination hyponym
Related & opposite
- guess derivation
- conjecture derivation
- estimate derivation
- surmise derivation
- hazard derivation
- suppose derivation
- suspect derivation
- speculate derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 2 noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
any society is built upon certain assumptions
Types & categories
- hypothesis hypernym
- conclusion hyponym
- groundwork hyponym
- presumption hyponym
- basic assumption hyponym
Related & opposite
- presume derivation
- suppose derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 3 noun
the cognitive process of supposing
Types & categories
- conjecture hypernym
- presupposition hyponym
Related & opposite
- guess derivation
- conjecture derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | guess |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | estimate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | surmise |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hazard |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppose |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | divination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | presume |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hypothesis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conclusion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundwork |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | presumption |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | basic assumption |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | guess |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | conjecture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | presupposition |