IELTS Anvil

assumptions

CEFR: B2

Propositions accepted as true without concrete empirical proof or verifiable evidence (plural).

Synonyms

suppositions
premises

Common Collocations

underlying assumptions
false assumptions
challenge assumptions

Example Sentence

Macroeconomic forecasting models are only as reliable as the baseline assumptions upon which they are built.

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