presupposes
Assumes beforehand implicitly
Presupposes means to assume something as a necessary precondition.
An argument presupposes certain premises; a question can presuppose its answer.
The question "Have you stopped cheating?" presupposes that you were cheating.
To presuppose is to take for granted beforehand—often without stating the assumption explicitly.
Accepts as true
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- premisesProperty with buildings
- hypothesizesProposes an unproven explanation
- conjecturesUnverified assumptions or theories
surmises · takes for granted · presumes · supposes · infers · posits · predicts · theorizes
Makes necessary
- necessitatesMakes mandatory or unavoidable
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- entailsNecessarily requires or includes
- preconditionsRequirements that must precede
conditions · prerequisites · criteria · stipulations · qualifications · provisions · sine qua non · hinges on
Conveys indirectly
- suggestsConveys indirectly
- insinuatesSuggests something indirectly
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- intimatesClosest friends or implies
connotes · tacit · unstated · unspoken · underlying · latent · inherent · embedded
Existing beneath the surface
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
bedrock · cornerstone · substrate · substructure · scaffolding · anchors · roots · supports
assumes
Accepts as true
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- premisesProperty with buildings
- hypothesizesProposes an unproven explanation
conjectures · surmises · takes for granted · presumes · supposes · infers · posits · predicts · theorizes · anticipates
requires
Makes necessary
- necessitatesMakes mandatory or unavoidable
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- entailsNecessarily requires or includes
preconditions · conditions · prerequisites · criteria · stipulations · qualifications · provisions · sine qua non · hinges on · based on
implies
Conveys indirectly
- suggestsConveys indirectly
- insinuatesSuggests something indirectly
- hintsIndirect suggestions
intimates · connotes · tacit · unstated · unspoken · underlying · latent · inherent · embedded · subtextual
underlying
Existing beneath the surface
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
framework · bedrock · cornerstone · substrate · substructure · scaffolding · anchors · roots · supports · rests upon
presupposesproves
Establishes truth of
demonstrates · establishes · verifies · confirms · substantiates
presupposesconcludes
Brings to an end
deduces · infers · derives · determines · ascertains
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