supposes
Takes for granted
Supposes is the third-person singular form of suppose, a verb expressing assumption, belief, or expectation without certainty.
When someone supposes something, they consider it likely or take it as a working premise: She supposes he'll be late again.
The phrase "I suppose" often signals reluctant agreement or mild concession.
In formal or legal contexts, suppose can mean to require or presuppose: The argument supposes a level of trust that doesn't exist.
Accepts without confirmation
- infersDerives by reasoning
- surmisesInfers without certainty
- gathersAccumulates or collects
- reckonsBelieves or calculates
takes for granted · expects · imagines · believes · guesses · figures · suspects · concludes
Makes mandatory or unavoidable
- impliesConveys indirectly
- entailsNecessarily requires or includes
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- assumesAccepts as true
involves · predicates · conditions · hinges on · calls for · takes · needs
Assumed starting principles
- theorizesForms explanatory conjectures
- conjecturesUnverified assumptions or theories
- speculatesGuesses based on incomplete information
- proposesFormally puts forth
posits · premises · reasons · deduces · extrapolates · infers · predicts · suggests
Mentally visualizes something
- conceivesForms in mind
- fanciesFeels attraction toward
- picturesVisual depictions of scenes
- contemplatesConsiders thoughtfully at length
entertains · considers · allows · grants · admits · pretends · fantasizes · dreams
presumes
Accepts without confirmation
reckons · takes for granted · expects · imagines · believes · guesses · figures · suspects · concludes · understands
necessitates
Makes mandatory or unavoidable
- impliesConveys indirectly
- entailsNecessarily requires or includes
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
assumes · involves · predicates · conditions · hinges on · calls for · takes · needs
postulates
Assumed starting principles
- theorizesForms explanatory conjectures
- conjecturesUnverified assumptions or theories
- speculatesGuesses based on incomplete information
proposes · posits · premises · reasons · deduces · extrapolates · infers · predicts · suggests · advances
envisions
Mentally visualizes something
contemplates · entertains · considers · allows · grants · admits · pretends · fantasizes · dreams · visualizes
supposesknows
Possesses awareness of
verifies · confirms · proves · ascertains · establishes
supposescalculates
Performs mathematical operations
measures · observes · tests · quantifies · investigates
- supposed toExpected or required
- be supposed toExpected by rule or norm
- I supposeTentative concession phrase
- is supposed toExpected to do/be
- was supposed toExpected but didn't
- supposed to be
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