Synonyms and Antonyms of suppose
1
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
- if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses
calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon
2
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
- what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?
conclude, deduce, gather, infer
hypothecate, hypothesize, theorize
believe, conceive, expect, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], take, think
3
to have as an opinion
- voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city
allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], think
4
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
- had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her
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
challenge, controvert, disagree (with), disbelieve, discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, wonder (about)
deny, disavow, disclaim, disown
