premise | Definition of premise

premise

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of premise

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

Synonyms of premise

assume, hypothecate, hypothesize, postulate, presume, presuppose, say, suppose

Words Related to premise

accept, believe, credit, swallow

conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take

conjecture, figure, guess, reckon [chiefly dialect], surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect], think

conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive

speculate, theorize

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess

Phrases Synonymous with premise

take for granted

Near Antonyms of premise

challenge, controvert, disagree (with), disbelieve, discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, wonder (about)

deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate

belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute