Synonyms of hypothecates

hypothecates

verb

present tense third-person singular of hypothecate

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• says
• presumes
• believes
• thinks
• premises
• presupposes
• postulates
• supposes
• hypothesizes
• concludes
• takes for granted
• figures
• dreams
• guesses
• accepts
• insists
• imagines
• suspects
• credits
• judges
• claims
• infers
• swallows
• declares
• deduces
• speculates
• preconceives
• maintains
• suspicions
• surmises
• asserts
• conjectures
• contends
• perceives
• affirms
• theorizes
• gathers
• alleges
• fancies
• conceives
• takes
• reckons
• avows
• avouches
• professes
• avers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagrees (with)
• challenges
• wonders (about)
• discounts
• disputes
• doubts
• questions
• denies
• distrusts
• rejects
• discredits
• controverts
• repudiates
• disclaims
• mistrusts
• disavows
• disbelieves
• refutes
• belies
• disproves
• disowns
• rebuts
• confutes