jump to conclusions
Decide without evidence
To jump to conclusions is to form a judgment hastily, without adequate evidence or consideration.
The phrase implies that proper reasoning requires steps—gathering facts, weighing possibilities—and that jumping skips these stages: Don't jump to conclusions; we don't know the whole story yet.
The conclusion reached is usually wrong or unfair.
Accept without verification
- assumeAccept as true
- speculateGuess based on incomplete evidence
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- leapSudden springing movement
snap judgment · overreact · rush · premature · unfounded · unwarranted · knee-jerk · superficial
Heedless or skin irritation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
unthinking · hotheaded · imprudent · incautious · heedless · thoughtless · spontaneous · reactive
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
closed-minded · bigotry · discrimination · first impression · confirmation bias · tunnel vision · blind spot · one-sided
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
guesswork · hypothesis · inference · extrapolation · postulation · preconception · presupposition · expectation
Official court decision
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- appraisalEstimation of worth
determination · pronouncement · ruling · decision · critique · interpretation · characterization · labeling
presume
Accept without verification
leap · snap judgment · overreact · rush · premature · unfounded · unwarranted · knee-jerk · superficial · misread
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
precipitate · unthinking · hotheaded · imprudent · incautious · heedless · thoughtless · spontaneous · reactive · impatient
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
narrow-mindedness · closed-minded · bigotry · discrimination · first impression · confirmation bias · tunnel vision · blind spot · one-sided
presumption
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
speculation · guesswork · hypothesis · inference · extrapolation · postulation · preconception · presupposition · expectation · anticipation
verdict
Official court decision
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
appraisal · determination · pronouncement · ruling · decision · critique · interpretation · characterization · labeling · sizing up
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
- impulsive actionsspur of the moment, on a whim, snap decision, knee-jerk reaction, rush in
- Thinking phrasesI think, I believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose
jump to conclusionsdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
think it through · weigh the evidence · take one's time · sleep on it · mull over
jumps, jumped, jumping, jumper, jumpers, conclusion, conclusions, conclude, concludes