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Presumption

The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.

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Assumption 76% connected

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

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Audaciousness 76% connected

The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.

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Audacity 76% connected

Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

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Discourtesy 76% connected

Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

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Illation 76% connected

The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; c…

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Inference 76% connected

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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Offence 76% connected

See Offense.

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Offense 76% connected

Alt. of Offence

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Supposal 76% connected

The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion.

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Supposition 76% connected

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.

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Presume 74% connected

To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.

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Presume 74% connected

To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.

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Presumptuous 74% connected

Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous comman…

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Presumptuous 74% connected

Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous comman…

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Synonym 5

Assumption 92% connected

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

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Effrontery 92% connected

Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced ass…

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Given 92% connected

of Give

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Precondition 92% connected

A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition.

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Presumptuousness 92% connected

The quality or state of being presumptuous.

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