nnoun.communicationa message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidenceSynset:conjecture guess hypothesis speculation surmisal surmise
Derivationally Related Form:hypotheticalsupposesuppositionalguessconjecturalhypothecatesupposititioushypothesizesurmisespeculatesuppositious
Hypernyms:opinion view
Inherited Hypernyms:guessopinionmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:divination
nnoun.cognitiona hypothesis that is taken for grantedSynset:assumption supposal
Examples:- any society is built upon certain assumptions
Derivationally Related Form:suppositionalsupposititiousassumesupposesuppositious
Hypernyms:hypothesis possibility theory
Inherited Hypernyms:assumptionhypothesisconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:basebasic assumptionbasisconclusionconstatationcornerstonefoundationfundamentgivengroundworkpreconditionpresumptionself-evident truth
Full Hyponyms:basic assumptionbasisconclusiongivenmeat and potatoesnon sequitur
nnoun.cognitionthe cognitive process of supposingSynset:supposal
Derivationally Related Form:suppositionalsuppose
Hypernyms:conjecture
Inherited Hypernyms:suppositionconjecturereasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:presupposition
Full Hyponyms:presupposition