Synonyms of premise

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noun

ˈpre-məs 

variants also premiss

1

as in assumption

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning

your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumption
• if
• proposition
• hypothesis
• theory
• thesis
• hypothetical
• given
• presupposition
• presumption
• postulate
• conclusion
• supposition
• basis
• belief
• principle
• assertion
• axiom
• gospel
• inference
• law
• doctrine
• declaration
• truism
• standard
• tenet
• rule
• verity
• foundation
• canon
• dogma
• precept
• affirmation
• deduction
• ground
• dictum
• ipse dixit
• avouchment

2

as in ground

premises plural the area around and belonging to a building

detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ground
• yard
• park
• land
• property
• plot
• campus
• real estate
• estate
• backyard
• churchyard
• acres
• demesne
• realty
• plaza
• garden
• parcel
• enclosure
• lot
• close
• inclosure
• dooryard
• garth

premise

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verb

ˈpre-məs 

as in to say

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• assume
• presume
• believe
• think
• suppose
• postulate
• conclude
• guess
• hypothesize
• presuppose
• dream
• accept
• figure
• take for granted
• insist
• suspect
• imagine
• hypothecate
• infer
• deduce
• claim
• credit
• conjecture
• surmise
• judge
• suspicion
• speculate
• maintain
• swallow
• perceive
• declare
• contend
• theorize
• assert
• fancy
• affirm
• conceive
• gather
• preconceive
• aver
• reckon
• allege
• take
• avow
• profess
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenge
• question
• doubt
• disagree (with)
• dispute
• wonder (about)
• discount
• discredit
• deny
• reject
• distrust
• controvert
• disbelieve
• repudiate
• disavow
• refute
• disclaim
• disprove
• mistrust
• rebut
• disown
• belie
• confute

Examples of premise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Twilight series had been in the works at Lionsgate for more than a year and a half, though no premise or writer had been revealed until now. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024

Kristina is already enrolled at a local modeling school, the squat gray premises of which belie their claims of sending successful graduates to catwalks in Paris and Tokyo. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024

Verb

There’s even a new Star Wars show premised on a twin-sister switcheroo. —Judy Berman, TIME, 28 June 2024

But those brands premise the purchase of new items. —Ali Montag, thehustle.co, 17 May 2024