'Supposition' definitions:
Definition of 'supposition'
(from WordNet)
noun
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis]
noun
A hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposition, supposal]
noun
The cognitive process of supposing [syn: supposition, supposal]
Definition of 'Supposition'
From: GCIDE
- Supposition \Sup`po*si"tion\, n. [F. supposition, L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium, to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose. See Sub-, and Position.]
- 1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence. [1913 Webster]
- This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- He means are in supposition. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'supposition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allegory,
- allusion,
- apprehension,
- apriorism,
- arcane meaning,
- assumption,
- axiom,
- belief,
- coloration,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- conjecture,
- connotation,
- fancy,
- guesswork,
- hint,
- hypothesis,
- idea,
- image,
- imago,
- implication,
- implied meaning,
- import,
- impression,
- inference,
- innuendo,
- intellectual object,
- intimation,
- ironic suggestion,
- meaning,
- memory-trace,
- mental image,
- mental impression,
- metaphorical sense,
- notion,
- nuance,
- observation,
- occult meaning,
- opinion,
- overtone,
- perception,
- perhaps,
- posit,
- postulate,
- postulation,
- postulatum,
- premise,
- presumption,
- presupposal,
- presupposition,
- proposal,
- proposition,
- recept,
- reflection,
- representation,
- sentiment,
- set of postulates,
- speculation,
- subsense,
- subsidiary sense,
- suggestion,
- supposal,
- suppose,
- supposing,
- surmise,
- symbolism,
- theory,
- thesis,
- thought,
- tinge,
- touch,
- undercurrent,
- undermeaning,
- undertone,
- working hypothesis