ASSUMPTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of taking possession of or power over something
   Synonym(s)
   • laying claim (what does laying claim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
   • the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
   • he acquired all the company’’s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the compan
   Hypernyms(s) assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acquisition (what does acquisition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • adopt (what does adopt mean?)
   • take on (what does take on mean?)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   • accept (what does accept mean?)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • usurp (what does usurp mean?)
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of assuming or taking for granted
   Usage Example(s)
   • your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
   Hypernyms(s) assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • human action (what does human action mean?)
   • human activity (what does human activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
   • take for granted (what does take for granted mean?)
3. Meaning
   • audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
   Synonym(s)
   • effrontery (what does effrontery mean?)
   • presumption (what does presumption mean?)
   • presumptuousness (what does presumptuousness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he despised them for their presumptuousness
   Hypernyms(s) assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • audacity (what does audacity mean?)
   • audaciousness (what does audaciousness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • uppityness (what does uppityness mean?)
   • uppishness (what does uppishness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a hypothesis that is taken for granted
   Synonym(s)
   • supposal (what does supposal mean?)
   • supposition (what does supposition mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • any society is built upon certain assumptions
   Hypernyms(s) assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hypothesis (what does hypothesis mean?)
   • possibility (what does possibility mean?)
   • theory (what does theory mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • basis (what does basis mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • fundament (what does fundament mean?)
   • groundwork (what does groundwork mean?)
   • cornerstone (what does cornerstone mean?)
   • given (what does given mean?)
   • presumption (what does presumption mean?)
   • precondition (what does precondition mean?)
   • basic assumption (what does basic assumption mean?)
   • constatation (what does constatation mean?)
   • self-evident truth (what does self-evident truth mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
   • take for granted (what does take for granted mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
   Synonym(s)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
   Hypernyms(s) assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • posit (what does posit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • major premise (what does major premise mean?)
   • major premiss (what does major premiss mean?)
   • minor premise (what does minor premise mean?)
   • minor premiss (what does minor premiss mean?)
   • subsumption (what does subsumption mean?)
   • thesis (what does thesis mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • precondition (what does precondition mean?)
   • stipulation (what does stipulation mean?)
   • scenario (what does scenario mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
   • take for granted (what does take for granted mean?)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
   Hypernyms(s) Assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • miracle (what does miracle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
7. Meaning
   • celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary’’s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
   • corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church
   Synonym(s)
   • Assumption of Mary (what does Assumption of Mary mean?)
   • August 15 (what does August 15 mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Assumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • holy day of obligation (what does holy day of obligation mean?)