assumption
nounSomething accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
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Clear all filtersSomething accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
Agreement with an established rule, pattern, or social expectation.
Agreement with standards
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A preference for preserving established institutions and traditions and approaching change cautiously.
Preference for established practice
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Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.
Following an established habit or usual practice.
Following usual practice
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Regularly present or characteristic within a particular place or group.
A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.
Proposed for consideration without being established as fact.
Challenging established beliefs, traditions, or admired institutions.
So firmly established that it cannot reasonably be challenged.
Beyond reasonable challenge
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So deeply established that it is difficult to change.
A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.
A violent uprising against an established government or authority.
Long established and habitual, especially of a tendency or person.
Required by a rule, duty, or established expectation.
Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.
Following accepted practice
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Seeming reasonable or believable, though not established as true.
Most widespread, influential, or commonly accepted at the time.
Involving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.
Fundamental departure
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To make something firmer, more secure, or more firmly established.
Based on possibilities or conjecture rather than established evidence.
Established, required, or governed by statute.
Established by statute
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Seeking or tending to undermine an established system or authority.
Undermining an established order
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To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.
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