Dictionary Entry
presumption
presumption is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
- 2noun
Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
- 3noun
That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is probable but not conclusive.
- 4noun
The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery.
- 5noun
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
"his presumption was intolerable"
- 6noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
"he despised them for their presumptuousness"
Synonyms
- 7noun
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
- 8noun
an assumption that is taken for granted
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