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Word | Assumption |
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play / a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn / (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended / something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of / a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. / a: the taking up of a person into heaven b capitalized : August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary / a taking to or upon oneself the assumption of a new position / the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something the assumption of power / arrogance, pretension / a: an assuming that something is true b: a fact or statement (as a proposition, axiom, postulate, or notion) taken for granted / the taking over of another's debts, | |
Usage | ⇒ Your assumption is not true ⇒ The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to her assumption of power. ⇒ I made the assumption that he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up. ⇒ they made certain assumptions about the market ⇒ Columbus acted on the assumption that he could reach asia by selling west ⇒ you're just making assumptions ⇒ the assumption of power |
Synonyms | presumption, supposition, conjecture, hypothesis, surmise, premise, belief, theory, postulate, presupposition, guess, usurpation, inference, postulation, proposition, theorem, thesis, expectation, premiss, supposal, |
Antonyms | humility, modesty, shyness, doubt, ban, bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, humbleness, lowliness, meekness, proof, reality, reserve, unexpected, abnegation, afterthought, altruism, appendix, assignment, |
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