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Synonyms for presume

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for presume

to take for granted without proof

to have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely

to take advantage of unfairly

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Synonyms for presume

take to be the case or to be true

take upon oneself

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constitute reasonable evidence for

take liberties or act with too much confidence

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Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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Thirdly, can we presume that it will be as easy to opt out as it is to opt in under the existing system?
La police judiciaire de Marrakech a reussi a arreter, jeudi, le presume meurtrier du chanteur populaire Abdellah Al Bidaoui, interpele en possession d'objets appartenant a la victime, a-t-on appris de source policiere.
New Zealand, US and Italian authorities are working to find the de Havilland Twin Otter plane, which they presume has crashed.
That's the trouble with presuming anything, you might well presume wrong.
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(48) In other words, even if Canada were to presume consent, the family veto would probably still be determinative.
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"We cannot presume that members of Congress cannot discern right from wrong," he observed.
When an infant is seen with neonatal ophthalmia, a physician will often presume it to be gonococcal or chlamydial and assume the mother is positive for these infections.