Supposition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

a hypothesis that is taken for granted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səpəzˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/səpəzˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səpəzˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /səpəzˈɪʃən/.

Examples

any society is built upon certain assumptions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supposal conjecture hypothesis guess surmise assumption surmisal speculation

Parts of Speech

noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
noun	a hypothesis that is taken for granted “any society is built upon certain assumptions”
noun	the cognitive process of supposing

Word Forms

guess	verb	expect, believe, or suppose
conjectural	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppositional	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
supposititious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppositious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppose	verb	express a supposition
surmise	verb	imagine to be the case or true or probable
speculate	verb	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
hypothetical	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
hypothecate	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
hypothesize	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
assume	verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Annahme

eine Nachricht, die eine Meinung zum Ausdruck bringt, die auf unvollständigen Beweisen basiert

🇪🇸Spanish

suposición

un mensaje que expresa una opinión basada en evidencia incompleta

🇮🇹Italian

supposizione

un messaggio che esprime un'opinione basata su prove incomplete

🇳🇱Dutch

veronderstelling

een bericht waarin een mening wordt uitgedrukt die is gebaseerd op onvolledig bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

suposição

uma mensagem expressando uma opinião baseada em evidências incompletas

🇷🇺Russian

предположение

сообщение, выражающее мнение, основанное на неполных доказательствах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान

अधूरे साक्ष्यों पर आधारित राय व्यक्त करने वाला संदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

একটি বার্তা অসম্পূর্ণ প্রমাণের উপর ভিত্তি করে একটি মতামত প্রকাশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமானம்

முழுமையற்ற ஆதாரத்தின் அடிப்படையில் ஒரு கருத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தும் செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహ

అసంపూర్ణ సాక్ష్యం ఆధారంగా అభిప్రాయాన్ని వ్యక్తపరిచే సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीतक

अपूर्ण पुराव्यावर आधारित मत व्यक्त करणारा संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુમાન

અપૂર્ણ પુરાવાના આધારે અભિપ્રાય વ્યક્ત કરતો સંદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹೆ

ಅಪೂರ್ಣ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനം

അപൂർണ്ണമായ തെളിവുകളെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਰਨਾ

ਅਧੂਰੇ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قیاس

نامکمل شواہد پر مبنی رائے کا اظہار کرنے والا پیغام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假设

基于不完整证据表达意见的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

仮定

不完全な証拠に基づいて意見を表明するメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

상상

불완전한 증거에 기초하여 의견을 표현하는 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giả định

một thông điệp thể hiện quan điểm dựa trên bằng chứng không đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติ

ข้อความแสดงความเห็นโดยอาศัยหลักฐานไม่ครบถ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggapan

pesan yang mengungkapkan pendapat berdasarkan bukti yang tidak lengkap

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalagay

isang mensahe na nagpapahayag ng opinyon batay sa hindi kumpletong ebidensya

🇲🇾Malay

andaian

mesej menyatakan pendapat berdasarkan bukti yang tidak lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتراض

رسالة تعبر عن رأي مبني على أدلة غير كاملة

🇮🇷Persian

فرض

پیامی که بر اساس شواهد ناقص نظری را بیان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayım

eksik kanıtlara dayalı bir görüş ifade eden bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַנָחָה

מסר המביע דעה המבוססת על ראיות לא שלמות

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