| NOUN | communication | supposition, guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
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| cognition | supposition, assumption, supposal | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | |
| cognition | supposition, supposal | the cognitive process of supposing |
| Sounds | sah.pahzih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. | |
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| Synonyms | guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis | |
| Narrower | divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck |
| Broader | opinion, view | A message expressing a belief about something |
| Spanish | conjetura, especulación, suposición, surmisal | |
| Catalan | conjectura, conjetura, especulació, suposició, surmisal | |
| Adjectives | suppositional, suppositious, supposititious | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
| Verbs | suppose | express a supposition |
| Meaning | A hypothesis that is taken for granted. | |
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| Synonyms | assumption, supposal | |
| Narrower | basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth | An assumption that is basic to an argument |
| basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone | The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated / calculated or explained | |
| conclusion | An intuitive assumption | |
| given, presumption, precondition | An assumption that is taken for granted | |
| Broader | hypothesis, possibility, theory | A tentative insight into the natural world |
| Spanish | asunción, suposición, supuesto | |
| Catalan | supòsit | |
| Adjectives | suppositional, suppositious, supposititious | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
| Meaning | The cognitive process of supposing. | |
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| Synonym | supposal | |
| Narrower | presupposition | The act of presupposing |
| Broader | conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
| Spanish | suposición | |
| Adjectives | suppositional | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
| Verbs | suppose | expect, believe, or suppose |
| suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | |
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