basic assumption

1. 1.

   an assumption that is basic to an argument

   Synonymsconstatationself-evident truth

   Broaderassumption

Questions about basic assumption

What does basic assumption mean?

basic assumption means "an assumption that is basic to an argument".

What is another word for basic assumption?

Close synonyms include constatation, self-evident truth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is basic assumption a common word?

basic assumption is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.