supposition
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7.3
- noun
- /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/
:
suposición
- Many scientific discoveries begin with a supposition that needs to be tested through experiments.
- underlying supposition
- rests on the supposition
- confirm this supposition
There is nothing unthinkable in such a supposition.
- There is nothing unthinkable in such a supposition.
- We, we can, we can come on to your last supposition later, 'cause it's a very interesting one.
- Now she's wrong in in that supposition.
- The general supposition is, despite these important caveats, robust and valid.
- You know, he doesn't say that in the dialogue, but that's probably a good supposition because these are these are young men who look up to Socrates.
- And so, and it's the, the, the supposition being like love is the way to commune with the divine.
- You know, my supposition is that most international programs generally are similar in what they study.
- Now, it's my supposition that a necessary thing cannot be the sufficient reason or the sufficient cause of a contingent thing.
- But you can test my supposition, my argument that the demands are not as predicted by choosing a topic that you want yourself.
Examples
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Precisely the same is true of the factual assertions and suppositions of the judgment.
Academic text (1994) -
"Put that way, I suppose I can accept your supposition," Silviu said.
Fiction book (2001) -
You know, my supposition is that most international programs generally are similar in what they study.
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The Committee on Political Parties accepted this supposition, but its critics were quick to challenge it.
Academic text (1992) -
Well, people will believe what they want to believe, but in reality, it's not a credible supposition.
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The general supposition is, despite these important caveats, robust and valid.
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But I always work under the supposition that gouache is not going to cover pencil, and I work around that when I'm painting.
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The fact that the Baptism also has a British provenance makes this supposition even more likely.
Academic text (2012) -
Administrators assume that they know what consumers need, but their suppositions may be erroneous.
Academic text (1997) -
The idea of dead people doing mischief seems based on a supposition that they overflow with hostility.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.1
A feeling that something is true even without proof
768
1.0
An answer or opinion made without enough information
513
3.5
A belief people accept as true without proof
365
5.9
An idea accepted as true that supports an argument
288
4.8
A guess or idea made without enough proof
185
4.0
An opinion people have that is not based on proof
138
6.1
An idea that may explain something but is not yet proven
77
6.1
An idea put forward to be proved
43
7.8
An opinion formed without enough proof, like a guess
19
6.8
An opinion you form before you have enough facts that makes you judge unfairly
5
7.7
A belief people accept as true before they discuss something
4
8.1
An idea accepted as true without proof and used to build a theory
4
3.3
A simple idea or belief that people accept without proof and that supports an argument
3
7.9
An idea based on little evidence
1
9.3
An idea people accept without proof and use to build an argument
1
9.5
An idea you think may be true
1
9.6
A statement assumed true to use in an argument
A guess without enough facts
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supposition comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and ponere 'to place', and it shares its root with the verb suppose. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'placing an idea under' your thoughts, so a supposition is something you offer without proof, an unproven idea.