100 Other Words for “Assume”

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. Accede to Agree to take on.
2. Accept as true Treat as true without proof.
3. Account for Explain by supposing a cause.
4. Admit Accept as valid or true.
5. Adopt as fact Take as true for now.
6. Apprehend Understand; take to be so.
7. Argue from Reason on the basis of.
8. Bank on Rely on as likely.
9. Believe Hold as true.
10. Build on Proceed using as a basis.
11. Call it Label it as such.
12. Carry the notion Entertain the idea.
13. Claim State as true.
14. Concede Acknowledge as true.
15. Conjecture Guess without firm evidence.
16. Consider Regard in a specified way.
17. Count on Rely upon confidently.
18. Credit Accept as plausible.
19. Deem Judge to be.
20. Depend on Rely on as a condition.
21. Derive from Trace to an assumed source.
22. Designate Name or assign as.
23. Dismiss doubt Set aside uncertainty.
24. Embrace Accept willingly.
25. Entertain Consider as possible.
26. Estimate Judge roughly; suppose.
27. Expect Regard as likely.
28. Extrapolate Infer beyond known data.
29. Fancy Imagine; suppose.
30. Figure Think; conclude.
31. Fill in Supply missing details mentally.
32. Foresee Regard as going to happen.
33. Gather Infer from evidence.
34. Grant Accept for argument’s sake.
35. Hazard a guess Offer a tentative supposition.
36. Hold Maintain as an opinion.
37. Hypothesize Propose as a working idea.
38. Imagine Form a mental picture; suppose.
39. Impute Attribute to a cause.
40. Infer Conclude from evidence.
41. Insist Assert firmly as true.
42. Judge Form an opinion about.
43. Jump to Conclude hastily.
44. Lay it down State as authoritative.
45. Lean on Rely on for support.
46. Leave out of account Ignore in reasoning.
47. Let it stand Accept without challenge.
48. Maintain Assert as continuing true.
49. Make out Understand or conclude.
50. Make the leap Infer without full support.
51. Mean Take to signify.
52. Model Represent by a simplifying idea.
53. Name Call by a given term.
54. Note Take as a point.
55. Opine Express an opinion.
56. Postulate Assume as a starting point.
57. Presume Suppose likely without proof.
58. Presuppose Require as prior assumption.
59. Project Estimate future from trends.
60. Propose Suggest for consideration.
61. Propound Put forward as true.
62. Put down to Attribute to a cause.
63. Put it Express as; phrase as.
64. Put stock in Trust; rely on.
65. Put two and two Infer an obvious conclusion.
66. Read as Interpret in a certain way.
67. Reason Infer by logic.
68. Reckon Think or suppose.
69. Recognize Accept as valid.
70. Regard Consider in a given light.
71. Rely on Depend on for support.
72. Say State or suppose.
73. See as Interpret as.
74. Set down Record as a conclusion.
75. Settle on Decide to accept.
76. Speculate Form ideas without firm facts.
77. Suppose Assume tentatively.
78. Surmise Guess from slight evidence.
79. Suspect Think likely, with doubt.
80. Take Accept as true.
81. Take as given Treat as established.
82. Take for granted Accept without questioning.
83. Take it Understand or accept as.
84. Take it that Assume that something is true.
85. Take on Undertake; accept a role.
86. Take to be Consider to be the case.
87. Theorize Form a theory; hypothesize.
88. Think Believe or suppose.
89. Treat as Handle as if true.
90. Trust Rely on; believe.
91. Understand Take meaning to be.
92. Use as premise Adopt as a starting point.
93. Venture Dare to suggest; suppose.
94. Venture a guess Offer a cautious guess.
95. View as Consider in a particular way.
96. Wager Bet; think likely.
97. Weigh in Offer a considered view.
98. Work on the theory Proceed using a hypothesis.
99. Write off Dismiss as not worth considering.
100. Yank to conclusion Pull to a quick inference.