Vocabulary
Presumptive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information.
Urdu meaning
گمان، مفروضہ، احتمال پر مبنی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In England, in 1891, Queen Victoria`s heir presumptive, Prince Albert Victor (Eddy).
- I was reminded of this while following the media coverage of Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive mayor of New York City.
- Harris has come under criticism for notgiving an interview since becoming the presumptive candidate.
- The presumptive tax regime has been censured by individuals and businesses.
Synonyms
conjectural, speculative, tentative, suppositional, notional, hypothetical, theoretical
Curator example
“a presumptive diagnosis”
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