Synonyms of presupposition

presupposition

noun

as in assumption

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning

the cynic's presupposition that everyone acts out of purely selfish motives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumption
• theory
• premise
• belief
• hypothesis
• presumption
• postulate
• hypothetical
• supposition
• given
• premiss
• principle
• if
• axiom
• doctrine
• assertion
• proposition
• thesis
• inference
• basis
• truism
• dogma
• gospel
• conclusion
• law
• tenet
• rule
• precept
• foundation
• declaration
• affirmation
• canon
• standard
• deduction
• verity
• dictum
• ground
• ipse dixit
• avouchment