Assumption and Source

Assumption

Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.

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Source and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Assumption".

Nearby Words: assume, assumed, assumptive

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Assumption and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Source".

good	good assumption	good source
safe	safe assumption	safe source
best	best assumption	best source
common	common assumption	common source
Other adjectives: natural, original, likely, popular, strong, big, easy, major, frequent, apparent.

All Men Are Perverts: Naru and Motoko's base assumption about males, which between that and their pride is the source of much of their difficulties.

Source: Fanfic / For His Own Sake
The lazy assumption is that Rob Grant was the source of all the best and most sophisticated humour and stories, while Doug Naylor was a lowbrow drooling dead weight leeching off Grant's success.

Source: Scapegoat Creator
The latter happened when the heroes tried to overcome the problem with this power source by shunting the exotic particles into another universe, under the assumption that with an infinite number of universes, odds were that most would be lifeless.

Source: Phlebotinum Overload

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Source and Assumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/source

Assumption & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/source>.

Source or Assumption. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/source.

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