Thesaurus:supposition

Thesaurus

supposition

English

Noun

Sense: a tentative statement that is supposed instead of proved, verified or tested

Synonyms

• assumption
• conjecture
• educated guess
• foreguess
• given
• guess
• guesstimate
• hypothesis
• posit
• possibility    [⇒ thesaurus]
• presumption
• speculation
• supposition
• surmise
• theory
• working hypothesis

Hyponyms

• shot in the dark
• SWAG

Hypernyms

• statement    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• axiom
• postulate

See also

• Thesaurus:suppose

Further reading

• “514. supposition” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “supposition” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.