POSIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for POSIT?

Need another word that means the same as “posit”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “posit” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Posit” are: deposit, fix, situate, postulate, put forward, state, submit, advance, propound, predicate, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, set forth, propose, pose, assert, put, place, locate, set, site, stand, station

Posit as a Noun

Definitions of "Posit" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “posit” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.
• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning.
• A proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning.

Synonyms of "Posit" as a noun (1 Word)

postulate

An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning. Perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect.

Posit as a Verb

Definitions of "Posit" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “posit” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.
• Base something on the truth of (a particular assumption.
• Put in position; place.
• Put before.
• Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom.
• Put (something somewhere) firmly.

Synonyms of "Posit" as a verb (23 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. The building society advanced them a loan.
assert	Postulate positively and assertively. The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development.
deposit	Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place. I had to deposit 10 of the price of the house.
fix	Decide upon or fix definitely. Fix your eyes on this spot.
hypothesize	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. To be able to hypothesize is important.
locate	Establish oneself or one’s business in a specified place. His marketing strategy has been to locate in small towns.
place	Take a place in a competition often followed by an ordinal. He bet 2 on number six to place.
pose	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. This poses an interesting question.
postulate	Take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom. The chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath.
predicate	Make the grammatical predicate in a proposition. Aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively.
propose	Propose or intend. He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism.
propound	Put forward, as of an idea. He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco.
put	Put into a certain place or abstract location. I put my hand out towards her.
put forward	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
set	Put or set seeds seedlings or plants into the ground. The herb has flowered and started to set seed.
set forth	Equip with sails or masts.
site	Fix or build (something) in a particular place. The rectory is sited behind the church.
situate	Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey. The pilot light is usually situated at the front of the boiler.
stand	Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue. Will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season.
state	Present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition. Money hasn t changed me she stated firmly.
station	Assign to a station. Troops were stationed in the town.
submit	Refer to another person for decision or judgment. The lawyers submitted the material to the court.
take as a hypothesis	Take by force.

Usage Examples of "Posit" as a verb

• He posited three basic laws of nature.
• The Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets.
• She posited her hand on his shoulder.
• Deposit the suitcase on the bench.
• The Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature.
• These plots are posited on a false premise about women's nature as inferior.

Associations of "Posit" (30 Words)

affirm	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Good teachers know that students need to be both affirmed and challenged.
assert	Assert to be true. He asserted his innocence.
asserting	Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration.
assertion	A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary. The assertion of his legal rights.
aver	Report or maintain. He averred that he was innocent of the allegations.
avow	Assert or confess openly. He avowed his change of faith.
claim	Lay claim to as of an idea. His claim that he was innocent.
contend	Maintain or assert. Militant groups are contending for control of the country.
declamation	Recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric. Declamations of patriotism.
declaration	An act of declaring an innings closed. A declaration of independence.
declarative	Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements. Declarative statements.
declaratory	Having the function of declaring or explaining something. A declaratory ruling in favour of the applicants.
declare	Declare to be. Do you have anything to declare.
deferment	Act of putting off to a future time. He was granted five deferments from the draft.
emancipation	The freeing of someone from slavery. The social and political emancipation of women.
embedded	(of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted. Medical equipment using embedded controllers.
emend	Alter (something that is incorrect. These studies show him collating manuscripts and emending texts.
fix	Decide upon or fix definitely. She fixed her gaze on the man.
fixing	Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. Problems in need of fixing.
locate	Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.
locus	The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. A parabola is the locus of a point that moves so as to be equidistant from a fixed point and a straight line.
place	Put into a certain place or abstract location. He would always have a special place in her heart.
postulate	Take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom. Perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect.
put	Put into a certain place or abstract location. That song put me in awful good humor.
set	Set down according to a plan. My book will be typeset nicely.
situate	Situated. The petty sessions area in which it is situate.
south	The southern part of the world or of a specified country region or town. He was staying in the south of France.
statement	(music) the presentation of a musical theme. Pure white walls and floors allow her statement furniture to take centre stage.
submit	Hand over formally. I submit to you that the accused is guilty.
unsubstantiated	Unsupported by other evidence. Unsubstantiated claims.