supposal

English Thesaurus

1. the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	conjecture,
definition	:	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	presupposition,
definition	:	the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) (noun.cognition)

2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	hypothesis, possibility, theory,
definition	:	a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	conclusion,
definition	:	an intuitive assumption (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork,
definition	:	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	given, precondition, presumption,
definition	:	an assumption that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth,
definition	:	an assumption that is basic to an argument (noun.cognition)

3. the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think,
definition	:	expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize,
definition	:	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

4. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

5. the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think,
definition	:	expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize,
definition	:	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

6. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)