| premise(noun, condition, idea, belief, argument) |
| presumption(noun, idea, belief, guess, argument) |
| supposition(noun, view, idea, belief, guess) |
| thesis(noun, condition, idea, belief, argument) |
| assertion(noun, idea, argument, evidence, principle) |
| assumption(noun, idea, belief, guess, argument) |
| axiom(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| basis(noun, idea, belief, argument, evidence) |
| foundation(idea, evidence, principle) |
| ground(noun, idea, argument, evidence, principle) |
| hypothesis(noun, idea, belief, guess, argument) |
| posit(noun, condition, idea, belief, guess) |
| position(noun, line, notion, theory, proposition) |
| postulate(noun, condition, idea, belief, guess) |
| presupposition(noun, condition, idea, belief, guess) |
| proposition(noun, idea, argument, evidence, notion) |
| starting point(expression, theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| statement(noun, line, idea, evidence, notion) |
| theorem(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| affirmation |