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supposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assumption, supposal |
| Type of | theory, possibility, hypothesis |
| Has types | conclusion, constatation, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, given, groundwork, base, basic assumption, basis, precondition, presumption, self-evident truth |
| Derivation | supposititious, suppositional, suppositious |
supposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, surmisal, surmise |
| Type of | opinion, view |
| Has types | divination |
| Derivation | suppositious, suppositional, suppose, supposititious |
supposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | supposal |
| Type of | conjecture |
| Has types | presupposition |
| Derivation | suppose, suppositional |
Examples of supposition
supposition
Candace,I sure woud prefer to know the truth rather then your supposition of it.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
At least the last supposition has the pretense of safety, and that is important.
From the positivesharing.com
This supposition, however, conflicted with the results of Fisher's experiments.
From the sciencedaily.com
It's based on supposition and you should be careful not to read too much into it.
From the guardian.co.uk
This study, if confirmed, means that this supposition may need some rethinking.
From the theatlantic.com
And blamed the supposition men were more visual than women for the yawning gap.
From the smh.com.au
While Dortmund are off to Wembley, supposition says Mourinho is off to Chelsea.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The statistics from his 2-year-old Sacramento company back up the supposition.
From the sacbee.com
The supposition is that winning big accounts results in a windfall for the agency.
From the forbes.com
- Guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- Assumption: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
- The cognitive process of supposing
- (suppose) express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
- (suppose) think: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
- (suppose) speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
- (suppose) presuppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
- (suppositious) conjectural: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
- Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, from within an Aristotelian context. ...
