noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , fundamental , key
▪ hidden , implicit , tacit , underlying , unspoken
▪
There is an underlying ~ that the unemployed are reluctant to work.
▪ common , commonly held , conventional , general , shared , widely held , widespread
▪
shared ~s between teachers and parents
▪ correct , reasonable , safe , valid
▪ erroneous , false , flawed , incorrect , mistaken , questionable , wrong
▪ cultural
… OF ASSUMPTIONS
▪ number , series , set
▪
Your argument is based on a set of questionable ~s.
VERB + ASSUMPTION
▪ make
▪
She's always making ~s about how much money people have.
▪ base sth on , start from , work on , work under
▪
We are working on the ~ that the techniques are safe.
▪ accept
▪ challenge , question , test
▪ support
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Lots of evidence supports this ~.
ASSUMPTION + VERB
▪ underlie sth , underpin sth
▪
the ~s underlying their beliefs
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~ that
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I set the table for eight people, on the ~ that Jo would come.
▪ ~ about
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~s about how women should behave