presupposed
Assumed without proof
Presupposed is the past tense of presuppose, meaning to assume beforehand or take for granted as a prior condition.
An argument presupposes certain premises; a question can presuppose its answer.
The study presupposed that participants understood the risks.
Her criticism presupposed a standard she never defined.
Understood without words
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- impliedSuggested without stating
- understoodGrasped the meaning
latent · underlying · embedded · inherent · subtext · insinuated · hinted · suggested
Unverified belief accepted as true
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
axiom · postulate · proposition · hypothesis · groundwork · underpinning · given · stipulation
Presumed without acknowledgment
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
- believedAccepted as true
understood · accepted · unquestioned · supposed · hypothesized · conjectured · surmised · anticipated
tacit
Understood without words
understood · latent · underlying · embedded · inherent · subtext · insinuated · hinted · suggested · veiled
assumption
Unverified belief accepted as true
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
prerequisite · axiom · postulate · proposition · hypothesis · groundwork · underpinning · given · stipulation · baseline
taken-for-granted
Presumed without acknowledgment
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
believed · understood · accepted · unquestioned · supposed · hypothesized · conjectured · surmised · anticipated · implicit
anticipated
Expected in advance
foreseen · projected · envisioned · foregone · predetermined
presupposedquestioned
Asked for information
doubted · disbelieved · challenged · disputed · contested
presupposedproven
Established as fact
demonstrated · argued · established · evidenced · substantiated
presupposedneglected
Not given proper attention
overlooked · ignored · disregarded · unconsidered · dismissed