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