Antonyms for presupposition

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pree-suh-pohz

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri səˈpoʊz

Definition of presupposition

Origin : 1530s, from Middle French présupposition and directly from Medieval Latin praesuppositionem (nominative praesuppositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praesupponere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + suppositio (see suppose).

noun assumption

Example sentences :

His own will is presupposition for being hypnotized and for realizing the suggestion.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

Consciousness is the presupposition for the existence of the psychical objects.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

Uniformity of law is the condition and presupposition of all our thinking.
Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde

This is the presupposition which we must explain and make good.
Extract from : « Studies in Logical Theory » by John Dewey

This presupposition is not stated, and is not implied in the form of the syllogism.
Extract from : « Studies in the History and Method of Science » by Various

The presupposition is really a condition of geometrical thinking at all.
Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard

His problem is to discover the presupposition of this presupposition.
Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard

Kant's doctrine, however, does not conform to this presupposition.
Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard

On the life of the family, then, as a presupposition, all systems of Education must be built.
Extract from : « Pedagogics as a System » by Karl Rosenkranz

For the critic cannot enlighten or satisfy the masses with his presupposition, Man.
Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner

Synonyms for presupposition

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