Synonyms of hypothecate

hypothecate

verb

hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌkāt 

as in to say

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• assume
• presume
• believe
• suppose
• think
• postulate
• hypothesize
• presuppose
• conclude
• guess
• figure
• accept
• dream
• take for granted
• insist
• premise
• imagine
• infer
• credit
• deduce
• declare
• maintain
• speculate
• claim
• suspect
• assert
• swallow
• perceive
• surmise
• conceive
• judge
• avow
• affirm
• contend
• conjecture
• gather
• theorize
• allege
• suspicion
• reckon
• aver
• fancy
• take
• profess
• avouch
• preconceive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• disagree (with)
• wonder (about)
• challenge
• discount
• controvert
• dispute
• deny
• question
• discredit
• disbelieve
• distrust
• reject
• repudiate
• disclaim
• disavow
• mistrust
• refute
• disown
• disprove
• rebut
• confute
• belie

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