Presuming Synonyms and Antonyms

prĭ-zo͝omĭng
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. assuming
  2. supposing
  3. presupposing
  4. postulating
  5. positing
  6. venturing
  7. daring
  8. reckoning
  9. surmising
  10. speculating
  11. reasoning
  12. infringing
  13. premising
  14. imposing
  15. guessing
  16. considering
  17. gathering
  18. deducing
  19. conjecturing
  20. believing
  21. anticipating
Antonyms:
  1. disbelieving
Dare; take the liberty
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. using
  2. imposing
  3. exploiting
  4. abusing
Antonyms:
  1. abstaining
To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. venturing
  2. pretending
  3. hazarding
  4. daring

Words Related to Presuming

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Presuming Sentence Examples

  • Without presuming any of the Birth Stories you hear are the equivalent of "the one that got away" stories, often they are told as a badge of courage and may be exaggerated for effect.

  • I ought to apologize to the reader and to Miss Keller for presuming to say what her subject matter is worth, but one more explanation is necessary.

  • Simply presuming that a science advancement has been achieved to enable the story is fine, and used all the time.

  • No, Martha Boyd had no idea where her mother was nor did she know the woman's destination, presuming Patsy had one.

  • This poem is valuable, as, presuming upon the sufficiency of his disguise, Tristan audaciously gives a resume of his feats and of his relations with Iseult, in this agreeing with the version of Thomas.

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