presume vs suppose
suppose vs presumepresume and suppose both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| presume | No | No | Yes | No |
| suppose | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
suppose is a hyponym of
presume; that is, suppose is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
presume:
- presume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- suppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
Other hyponyms of presume include
presuppose.
| presume (verb) | suppose (verb) |
|---|---|
| take liberties or act with too much confidence | expect, believe, or suppose |
| take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| constitute reasonable evidence for | require as a necessary antecedent or precondition |
| take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand |
| express a supposition |
Words related to "presume"
Words related to "suppose"
- anticipate
- assume
- conjecture
- construct
- develop
- expect
- explicate
- formulate
- guess
- hypothecate
- hypothesise
- hypothesize
- imagine
- imply
- logic
- opine
- posit
- postulate
- premise
- premiss
- presume
- presuppose
- reckon
- reconstruct
- retrace
- say
- speculate
- supposal
- supposition
- suspect
- take for granted
- theorise
- theorize
- think
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