Assumption
Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Justification and assumption are semantically related. in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Assumption".
Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
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Synonyms for Justification
Assumption and justification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Justification".
How words are described
| good | good assumption | good justification |
| best | best assumption | best justification |
| similar | similar assumption | similar justification |
| usual | usual assumption | usual justification |
| Other adjectives: common, certain, original, initial, reasonable, likely, obvious, poor, popular, logical, big, false, decent, easy, major, frequent, apparent, above. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Keep in mind that culture has never been static or unchanging, not in any part of the world nor in any point of history, and when confronted by someone using culture as their justification, one must not make the assumption that these spokesman and their practices represent that culture on the whole.
Source: Culture Justifies Anything
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Justification and Assumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/justification
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