English noun: supposal |
1. | supposal (cognition) a hypothesis that is taken for granted |
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| Samples | Any society is built upon certain assumptions.
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| Synonyms | assumption, supposition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hypothesis, possibility, theory |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | base, basic assumption, basis, conclusion, constatation, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, given, groundwork, precondition, presumption, self-evident truth |
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2. | supposal (cognition) the cognitive process of supposing |
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| Synonyms | supposition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conjecture |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | presupposition |
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