| assumption(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| supposition(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| premise(noun, understanding, fancy, system, belief) |
| conjecture(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| hypothesis(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| presupposition(noun, feeling, fancy, belief, statement) |
| theory(noun, concept, feeling, philosophy, fancy) |
| basis(noun, understanding, plan, position, system) |
| foundation(noun, understanding, plan, position, system) |
| guesswork(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| presumption(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| speculation(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| axiom(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| effrontery |
| guess(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, plan) |
| inference(noun, feeling, fancy, belief, conclusion) |
| position(noun, understanding, philosophy, plan, system) |
| postulate(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, philosophy) |
| precondition(noun, theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| statement(supposition, postulation) |