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outstanding, glorious, honoured, glamorous: She may be a
prestigious author, but she does not live at a very prestigious
address.
presumably
adv. probably, in all likelihood, (very or most) likely, in all
probability, seemingly, doubtless(ly), indubitably, no doubt,
undoubtedly, unquestionably, without a doubt, surely, certainly,
on the face of it, all things considered, all things being
equal: Presumably, you have heard the one about the colonel's
poodle.
presume v. 1 assume, take for granted, suppose, surmise, infer,
suppose, presuppose, take it, gather, understand, think,
believe, imagine, suspect, fancy, conjecture, postulate, posit,
theorize, speculate, hypothesize, hypothecate, US and Canadian
guess: For some unaccountable reason, we presumed that your
train would arrive on time. Dr Livingstone, I presume? 2 dare,
take the liberty, be so presumptuous as, make (so) bold (as),
have the audacity or effrontery, go so far as, venture: Who is
he to presume to judge others? 3 Often, presume on or upon.
encroach (on or upon), impose (on or upon), take liberties
(with), intrude (on or upon or into): I hate to presume on our
friendship, but could you lend me some money?
presumption
n. 1 arrogance, pride, effrontery, audacity, boldness,
brazenness, impudence, impertinence, insolence, temerity,
overconfidence, presumptuousness, forwardness, immodesty, Colloq
pushiness, cheek, cheekiness, nerve, gall, chutzpah, brass, Brit
brass neck: He had the presumption to ask my age. 2
assumption, supposition, presupposition, preconception, premise
or premiss, surmise, proposition, postulation; probability,
likelihood, plausibility, feasibility: The presumption of the
innocence of a person accused of a crime is established in law.
3 assumption, stand, position, inference, feeling, deduction,
conclusion, conviction, bias, guess, theory, hypothesis,
conjecture, belief, thought; suspicion: Having examined the
evidence, the pathologist's presumption was that the victim had
died of natural causes. 4 ground(s), reason, basis, evidence:
What is your presumption for thinking that you might win the
lottery?