Assuming
Assuming adjective - Excessively forward.
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Synonyms for Assuming
Given and assuming are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Given" instead a conjunction "Assuming".
Given
Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
Assuming and given are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assuming" instead the word "Given" as a preposition or a conjunction.
Nearby Word: give
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- Seal Team Six was given its numerical name in order to mislead Soviet intelligence into assuming that there were at least five more similar units.
Source: Un Installment -
Given his how his brother's body was never recovered beyond Constance's report and the matching DNA, Pendergast starts assuming that the killer is Diogenes.
Source: Literature / Two Graves - As Dib and Gaz's last name was never given in the show, everyone took to assuming that it was "Membrane" after their father Professor Membrane (nevermind that it was implied this was his first name).
Source: Fan Nickname / Western Animation
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