presumptively
Taken for granted
Presumptively means based on presumption or reasonable assumption rather than certainty.
Something presumptively true is accepted as true unless evidence proves otherwise: The defendant is presumptively innocent until proven guilty.
In legal and formal contexts, presumptively indicates a default position that can be overturned: The court presumptively applies the standard test.
Oppressive weight or duty
- proofDemonstration of truth
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- prima facieApparently true initially
rebuttable · evidentiary · defendant · prosecution · statutory · judicial · liability · negligence
Belief without proof
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
anticipation · default · granted · implicit · understood · taken-for-granted · accepted · unquestioned
Recklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- forwardOnward in direction
- overconfidentExcessively sure of oneself
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
brash · overstepping · entitled · pushy · self-assured · premature · hasty · unwarranted
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
prima facie · rebuttable · evidentiary · defendant · prosecution · statutory · judicial · liability · negligence · validity
supposition
Belief without proof
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
expectation · anticipation · default · granted · implicit · understood · taken-for-granted · accepted · unquestioned · baseline
audacious
Recklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- forwardOnward in direction
- overconfidentExcessively sure of oneself
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
impertinent · brash · overstepping · entitled · pushy · self-assured · premature · hasty · unwarranted · unjustified
presumptivelyconclusively
In a final, undeniable manner
definitively · certainly · undoubtedly · doubtfully · unlikely
presumptivelyproven
Established as fact
actually · established · confirmed · verified · demonstrated
- heir presumptiveSuccessor who can be displaced