Synonyms of presupposes

presupposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of presuppose

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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