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surmise
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
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  1. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
  2. An idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess
  3. Reflection; thought; posit.
notion
A desire; inclination; whim
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  1. A desire; inclination; whim
  2. A mental image; general idea
  3. A vague thought
speculation
A thought or conjecture
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  1. A thought or conjecture
  2. (--- Archaic) Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
  3. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
idea
The gist or significance:
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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:
thesis
A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
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  1. A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
  2. A formal and lengthy research paper, esp. a work of original research written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master's degree
  3. A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.
likelihood
The state of being probable; probability.
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  1. The state of being probable; probability.
  2. The fact of being likely to happen; probability
  3. Something that is likely to happen
conjecture
An inferring, theorizing, or predicting from incomplete or uncertain evidence; guesswork
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  1. An inferring, theorizing, or predicting from incomplete or uncertain evidence; guesswork
  2. An inference, theory, or prediction based on guesswork; guess
  3. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork:
guess
An act or instance of guessing.
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  1. An act or instance of guessing.
  2. A conjecture arrived at by guessing.
  3. A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
guesswork
The process of making guesses.
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  1. The process of making guesses.
  2. An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
  3. A judgment, result, etc. arrived at by guessing
speculation
A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
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  1. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  2. (--- Archaic) Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
  3. A thought or conjecture
surmise
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
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  1. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
  2. An idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess
  3. Reflection; thought; posit.
assumption
Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition:
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  1. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition:
  2. The act of taking to or upon oneself:
  3. The act of taking for granted:
postulate
(Mathematics) An axiom.
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  1. (Mathematics) An axiom.
  2. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument:
  3. A fundamental element; a basic principle.
postulation
(Logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument
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  1. (Logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument
premise
(Logic) One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
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  1. (Logic) One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
  2. A previous statement or assertion that serves as the basis for an argument
  3. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
theory
A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment:
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  1. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment:
  2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice:
  3. Abstract reasoning; speculation:
thesis
A proposition that is maintained by argument.
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  1. A proposition that is maintained by argument.
  2. A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
  3. In Hegelian philosophy, the initial, least adequate phase of development in dialectic
Find another word for supposition. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for supposition, like: surmise, notion, speculation, idea, thesis, likelihood, guess, guessing, hypothesis, opinion and conjecture.

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  • "All that supposition is based on her telling you the truth," Cynthia pointed out.

  • This is a pure supposition inconsistent with chronology, and based only on a misinterpretation of a passage in an old book.

  • This supposition was shown to be incorrect, and the nature of the new element was ascertained.

  • Upon this supposition it might be explained that book I.

  • Corroborative facts have been gathered from other parts of the country, and, although more evidence is required, such as we have is strongly in favour of the supposition that the London Stone is a prehistoric monument.

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