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presumption vs assumption

assumption vs presumption

presumption and assumption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presumption Yes No No No
assumption Yes No No No
As nouns, presumption and assumption are synonyms defined as:
  • presumption and assumption: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Other synonyms of presumption include effrontery, presumptuousness.
As nouns, assumption is a hypernym of presumption; that is, assumption is a word with a broader meaning than presumption:
  • presumption: an assumption that is taken for granted
  • assumption: a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Other hypernyms of presumption include supposal, supposition.
presumption (noun) assumption (noun)
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming the act of taking possession of or power over something
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to the act of assuming or taking for granted
an assumption that is taken for granted audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed a hypothesis that is taken for granted
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Difference between presumption and assumption

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