premised

verb

Definition of premisednext
past tense of premise
as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premised
  1. assumed
  2. presumed
  3. believed
  4. concluded
  5. supposed
Verb
  • Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Federal judge blocks Kroger merger with Albertsons Who is on the hook for a mortgage that has been assumed by a home buyer?
    Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • It is presumed most infected dairy workers were exposed to H5N1 via milk spray in the eye or in the nose, not as a result of drinking it.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • When subsequent researchers, over decades, did not make similar findings, it was presumed Koeltz got it wrong.
    Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • Jennifer had set a goal to acquire a business in 2024 and believed the right opportunity would come without forcing it.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of believed
Verb
  • The tour concluded this past weekend after 149 shows with more than 10 million tickets sold.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kruger then concluded her post with a snap of Reedus displaying a thumbs-up while holding onto a stroller, which appeared to have their daughter sitting inside with a coat covering her face.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • But lastly and most importantly, there’s a fourth channel where news is sourced, where the reporter secures information that they’re not supposed to get.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • They are also supposed to set baseline rules that safeguard the integrity of the sport.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposed
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