supposition

[suhp-uh-zish-uhn]

noun

1. the act of supposing.

2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis.

supposition

/ ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of supposing

2. a fact, theory, etc, that is supposed

Other Word Forms

• suppositional adjective
• suppositionally adverb
• nonsuppositional adjective
• nonsuppositionally adverb
• unsuppositional adjective
• suppositionless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of supposition¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin suppositiōn- (stem of suppositiō ) “substitution” ( English meaning by association with suppose ), equivalent to supposit(us) (past participle of suppōnere “to substitute”) + -iōn- stem of noun suffix -io; -ion, sup-, position

Example Sentences

Kim, the deputy director of North Korea's propaganda department, said Seoul's claim was an "unfounded unilateral supposition and a red herring".

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“Traitors” may be the most meta game on TV, in that every competitor has watched at least some of their rivals’ shows and bases suppositions about their trustworthiness off their franchises.

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Others were being medicated indefinitely on mere suppositions of mental illness.

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You might leave the enjoyable “Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal” scratching your head over the supposition of the primacy of an art and science “collision.”

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The FTC already has sued to block the merger, and it’s a fair supposition that under a President Harris the agency won’t be backing off.

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Related Words

• conjecture 
• guesswork 
• hunch 
• hypothesis 
• presumption 
• thesis