Assumption
Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Following and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Following" instead a noun "Assumption".
Following
Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.
Assumption and following are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Following".
How words are described
| good | good assumption | good following |
| certain | certain assumption | certain following |
| reasonable | reasonable assumption | reasonable following |
| fair | fair assumption | fair following |
| Other adjectives: likely, strong, big, decent, major, widespread. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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By 1988, following Columbia's assumption of control over TriStar, home video distribution of films produced by the studio moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia.
Source: Creator / TriStar Pictures - They're good soldiers who are following orders, and they honestly believe that the A-Team are dangerous criminals that must be brought to justice (which is not an entirely unreasonable assumption).
Source: Hero Antagonist -
Foregone Conclusion: The majority of the story is set in the past with the assumption that the reader already knows Kazuki died following a bus crash and that his family disintegrated.
Cite this Source
Following and Assumption. (2016). Retrieved 2025, January 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/following
Assumption & Following. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Jan. 2025. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/following>.
Following or Assumption. 2016. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/following.
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