| assumption(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy) |
| postulate(noun, verb, concept, support, state) |
| proposition(noun, plan, view, idea, suggestion) |
| supposition(noun, concept, philosophy, fancy, reason) |
| assume(verb, state, take, belief, believe) |
| premiss |
| hypothesis(noun, concept, philosophy, plan, fancy) |
| preface(verb, precedence, postulate) |
| presupposition(noun, support, action, fancy, reason) |
| basis(noun, concept, action, philosophy, cause) |
| presumption(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy) |
| introduce(verb, state, hypothesize) |
| thesis(noun, reason, belief, guess, argument) |
| assert(verb, advance, assume, guess, suggest) |
| assertion(noun, idea, argument, evidence, principle) |
| suppose(noun, verb, concept, state, take) |
| conjecture(noun, verb, concept, philosophy, fancy) |
| presuppose(verb, state, take, belief, assume) |
| theorize(verb, assume, guess, suggest, speculate) |
| theory(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy) |