Supposition is an English word with synonyms like conjecture or hypothesis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Supposition meaning
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The act or an instance of supposing.
Synonyms of Supposition
Using Supposition
- The main meaning on this page is: Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. | The act or an instance of supposing.
- Useful related words include: conjecture, hypothesis, supposal, possibility.
- In the example corpus, supposition often appears in combinations such as: the supposition, supposition that, this supposition.
Context around Supposition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Supposition
- In this selection, "supposition" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, interesting, likelier, common, pledging and led stand out and add context to how "supposition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an interesting supposition from a and down the supposition pledging to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "supposition" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with supposition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The supposition is this. (4 words)
However, this date is only supposition. (6 words)
What an interesting supposition from a deluded mind, for lack of a better word. (14 words)
Popper and David Hume agreed that there is often a psychological belief that the sun will rise tomorrow, but both denied that there is logical justification for the supposition that it will, simply because it always has in the past. (40 words)
Asked on whether he will consider walking away from the party if he lose in the forthcoming elective congress, the veteran politician knocked down the supposition pledging to support the winner and remaining faithful to the party. (37 words)
Since our supposition led to a contradiction, there must not be any such function, f. The nonexistence of a set containing itself can be seen as a special case where the sequence is infinite and constant. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, this is all supposition and, despite possible Black ancestry through her Portuguese inheritance, it will probably never be known for sure.
Even with the supposition that the Fifth Circuit has turned highly conservative since Trump appointed the six judges, most of the conservative justices still voted to overturn a high number of Fifth Circuit decisions.
This evidence would not be inconsistent with the supposition that an unmanned aircraft had fallen in the sea, and remained afloat for some hours.
What incurred the ire of the authorities was Mihigo’s supposition that all deaths, including those not given the prestige to be remembered in the commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi, are important.
Asked on whether he will consider walking away from the party if he lose in the forthcoming elective congress, the veteran politician knocked down the supposition pledging to support the winner and remaining faithful to the party.
The supposition is this.
What an interesting supposition from a deluded mind, for lack of a better word.
What I’m talking about has nothing to do with the supposition that there are some men who are good lovers, there really aren’t,” she writes.
The likelier supposition, in both cases, was that the people rather than the courts should be allowed to decide.
Anthony Payne's elaboration of the sketches for Elgar's Third Symphony led to a reconsideration of this supposition.
A scrotal sac is not visible in this or any other of the photos or film taken, leading to the supposition that "Benjamin" was a female.
Contrastingly, Rousseau's conception relies on the supposition that "civil man" is corrupted, while "natural man" has no want he cannot fulfill himself.
Despite the unlikeliness of this supposition, the V Corps division of Brig. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys was ordered to attack and capitalize on the situation.
From this supposition, however, he finally establishes the possibility of acquiring knowledge about the world based on deduction and perception.
Hence the heavier body moves with less speed than the lighter; an effect which is contrary to your supposition.
However, this date is only supposition.
In his works Plato makes extensive use of the Socratic method in order to discuss contrary positions within the context of a supposition.
One common supposition is that 1 Peter was written during the reign of Domitian (AD 81–96).
Popper and David Hume agreed that there is often a psychological belief that the sun will rise tomorrow, but both denied that there is logical justification for the supposition that it will, simply because it always has in the past.
Since our supposition led to a contradiction, there must not be any such function, f. The nonexistence of a set containing itself can be seen as a special case where the sequence is infinite and constant.
Common combinations with supposition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the supposition 13×
- supposition that 10×
- this supposition 5×
- supposition is 4×
- our supposition 2×
- supposition of 2×