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

Need another word that means the same as “suppose”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “suppose” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Suppose” are: say, presuppose, conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, guess, imagine, opine, reckon, think, assume, dare say, take for granted, take as read, presume, expect, take it, claimed, purported, postulate, posit, let's say, require, imply, meant

Suppose as a Verb

Definitions of "Suppose" as a verb

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

• Be forbidden to do something.
• To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
• Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition.
• Expect, believe, or suppose.
• Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand.
• Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.
• Used to make a suggestion or a hesitant admission.
• Used to introduce a hypothesis and imagine its development.
• Express a supposition.
• (of a theory or argument) assume or require that something is the case as a precondition.
• Be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made.

Synonyms of "Suppose" as a verb (29 Words)

assume	Make a pretence of. They were assumed to be foreign.
claimed	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.
conjecture	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. Many conjectured that the jury could not agree.
dare say	To be courageous enough to try or do something.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. We expect employers to pay a reasonable salary.
guess	Put forward of a guess in spite of possible refutation. I guess I d better tell you everything.
hypothecate	Pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose. She arranged to hypothecate her half of the equity to pay for the charter.
hypothesise	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
hypothesize	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. To be able to hypothesize is important.
imagine	Expect, believe, or suppose. She imagined him at his desk his head in his hands.
imply	(of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence. Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge.
let's say	State as one’s opinion or judgement; declare.
meant	Intend to refer to.
opine	Expect, believe, or suppose. The man is a genius he opined.
posit	Put in position place. These plots are posited on a false premise about women s nature as inferior.
postulate	Take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom. His theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes.
presume	Be arrogant or impertinent enough to do something. Forgive me if I have presumed.
presuppose	Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence. Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old.
purported	Propose or intend.
reckon	Judge to be probable. His debts were reckoned at 300 000.
require	Require as useful just or proper. We require our secretary to be on time.
say	Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. The registrar says that I owe the school money.
speculate	Invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss. My colleagues speculate about my private life.
take as read	Receive or obtain regularly.
take for granted	Head into a specified direction.
take it	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.
theorise	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
theorize	Create a theoretical premise or framework for. He thinks and theorizes all day.
think	Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. One should always think positive.

Usage Examples of "Suppose" as a verb

• I'm quite a good actress, I suppose.
• He supposed the girl to be about twelve.
• I suppose I got there about noon.
• I presuppose that you have done your work.
• The theory supposes a predisposition to interpret utterances.
• This step presupposes two prior ones.
• Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
• I shouldn't have been in the study—I'm not supposed to go in there.
• I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport.
• Suppose we leave this to the police.
• The procedure supposes that a will has already been proved.
• Suppose he had been murdered—what then?

Associations of "Suppose" (30 Words)

anticipatory	In anticipation. An anticipatory flash of excitement.
assume	Take up someone’s soul into heaven. Oliver assumed an expression of penitence.
assuming	Excessively forward. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide.
assumption	Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. On the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play.
confute	Prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance.
conjecture	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. A matter for conjecture.
credence	A small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated. A credence table.
disprove	Prove to be false. The physicist disproved his colleagues theories.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. She is expecting in March.
expectancy	Something expected (as on the basis of a norm. They waited with an air of expectancy.
guess	An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing. She s guessed where we re going.
guesswork	The process or results of guessing. Answering this question will involve you in a certain amount of guesswork.
hypothesis	A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth. The hypothesis that every event has a cause.
hypothesize	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. Lack of cushioning in shoes has been hypothesized as a cause of running injuries.
inductive	Inducing or influencing; leading on- John Milton. Inductive to the sin of Eve.
infer	Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.
inference	The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. Researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data.
predict	Make a prediction about tell in advance. It is too early to predict a result.
predictive	Relating to or having the effect of predicting an event or result. Predictive accuracy.
presume	Constitute reasonable evidence for. Two of the journalists went missing and are presumed dead.
presuppose	Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. This step presupposes two prior ones.
putative	Purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds. The putative author of the book.
rumour	Tell or spread rumors. She is rumoured to have gone into hiding.
speculate	Invest at a risk. Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years.
speculation	A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence. These are only speculations.
speculative	Not financially safe or secure. The bonuses cannot be put at risk due to some speculative investment.
supposition	A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. Their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay.
surmise	Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. I don t think they re locals she surmised.
theoretical	Concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. The training is practical rather than theoretical.
theorize	Form a theory or theories about something. Galileo theorized the motion of the stars.