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doubtless, likely, probably—more at PROBABLY

pre·sume verb pre·sumed; pre·sum·ing 1 : to take upon oneself without leave or warrant : DARE

2 : to take for granted : ASSUME

3 : to act or behave with undue boldness

— pre·sum·able adjective

Synonyms

assume, postulate, premise, presuppose, suppose—more at ASSUME

pre·sump·tion noun 1 : presumptuous attitude or conduct : AUDACITY

2 : an attitude or belief dictated by probability; also : the grounds lending probability to a belief

— pre·sump·tive adjective

Synonyms

[1] audacity, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, nerve, sauce, sauciness, temerity—more at EFFRONTERY

[2] assumption, postulate, premise, supposition—more at ASSUMPTION

pre·sump·tu·ous adjective : overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties

— pre·sump·tu·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

arrogant, cavalier, haughty, high-handed, imperious, important, overweening, pompous, pretentious, supercilious, superior

bold, familiar, forward, free, immodest; also conceited, overweening, pompous, self-assertive, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious; cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior; audacious, brash, brassy, brazen, fresh, impertinent, impudent, pert, saucy; confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; boastful, braggart, bragging; domineering, high-handed, imperious; self-centered, selfish

Antonyms

modest, unassuming

intrusive, meddlesome, nosy, obtrusive, officious, prying—more at INTRUSIVE

pre·sup·pose verb 1 : to suppose beforehand

2 : to require beforehand as a necessary condition

Synonyms

assume, postulate, premise, presume, suppose—more at ASSUME

pre·sup·po·si·tion noun : an act of presupposing or an assumption made in advance

pre·teen noun : a boy or girl not yet 13 years old

— preteen adjective

pre·tend verb 1 : PROFESS

2 : to make believe : FEIGN <~ to be angry>

3 : to lay claim <~ to a throne>

— noun

Synonyms

affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, profess, put on, sham, simulate—more at FEIGN

pre·tend·er noun : one that pretends

Synonyms

charlatan, fake, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, mountebank, phony, quack

pre·tense or pre·tence noun 1 : a claim made or implied; especially : one not supported by fact

2 : an assumed display or attitude of superiority or dignity

3 : an inadequate or insincere attempt to attain a certain condition

4 : false show : PRETEXT

5 : excessive display : PRETENTIOUSNESS

Synonyms

[2] act, airs, facade, front, guise, masquerade, pose, put-on, semblance, show—more at MASQUERADE

[5] affectation, pretension, pretentiousness; also arrogance, complacency, conceit, egotism, pride, self-assertion, self-conceit, self-importance, self-satisfaction, smugness, vainglory, vanity; disdain, haughtiness, snobbery, snobbishness, superiority; confidence, presumption, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness; braggadocio; aggressiveness, assertiveness, audaciousness, boldness, cheekiness, cockiness, forwardness, impudence, insolence, rudeness; grandiloquence; flashiness, gaudiness, ostentation, show, showiness

pre·ten·sion noun 1 : an allegation of doubtful value : PRETEXT

2 : claim or an effort to establish a claim

3 : a claim or right to attention or honor because of merit

4 : an aspiration or intention that may or may not reach fulfillment

5 : the quality or act of making usu. unjustified claims (as to excellence)

6 : an exaggerated sense of self-importance

Synonyms

[2] call, claim, pretense, right—more at CLAIM

[4] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, goal, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, purpose, thing—more at GOAL

pre·ten·tious adjective 1 : making or possessing usu. unjustified claims (as to excellence)

2 : making demands on one's ability or means : AMBITIOUS

— pre·ten·tious·ly adverb

Synonyms