🏠premise

noun
/ˈprɛmɪs/

Meaning

a statement or idea on which reasoning or an argument is based; also a building or property

Example Sentences

His argument was based on a false premise.

Example Expressions

on the premise that

Synonyms

assumption, proposition, thesis, property, building

Antonyms

fact, reality, truth

Collocations

false premise, legal premises, premise of argument

More Example Sentences

He was ordered to leave the premises.

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