The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ASSERT , but the solution may also be PREMISE which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Wall Street Journal).
Postulate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASSERT | 30 % | 6 |
| POSIT | 27 % | 5 |
| AXIOM | 19 % | 5 |
| ASSUME | 14 % | 6 |
| PREMISE | 5 % | 7 |
| THEORY | 3 % | 6 |
| GIVEN | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Postulate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- posit
- contend
- axiom
- premise
- hypothesize
- assume
- suppose
- assumption
- presumption
- given
- suggest
- hypothesis
Crossword Answer definitions
ASSERT noun- An assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
- To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
- To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ASSERT
- State strongly
- Say with conviction
- State positively
- Mansplainingly proclaim, perhaps
- Proclaim
- Affirm
- Claim as fact
- State
- Declare positively
- Claim
More clues leading to the result POSIT
- Assume
- Put forth
- Take as a given
- Propose as an explanation
- Situate
- Hypothesize
- Put philosophically
- Assume as a fact
- Assume as fact
- Assume for the sake of argument
More clues leading to the result AXIOM
- "Caveat emptor," for one
- Golden rule, e.g.
- Saw
- Proposition assumed without proof
- Adage
- Logic truth
- Murphy's Law, for one
- Given in philosophy class?
- It's self-evident
- Assumption in math
More clues leading to the result ASSUME
- Adopt
- Take for granted
- Take on, as a mortgage
- Postulate
- Adopt, as a manner
- Take on, as a role
- Take over
- Take on
- Take on, as a responsibility
- Take
More clues leading to the result PREMISE
- Assumption
- Basis of a conclusion
- Start of a logical argument
- Logical assumption
- Basis of an argument
- Logical proposition
- Basic part of a TV showrunner's pitch
- Argument's foundation
- Basic assumption
- Logical starting point
More clues leading to the result THEORY
- Speculation
- The butterfly effect or the big bang, e.g.
- Postulate
- Conjecture
- Possible explanation
- Relativity, for one
- Music school subject
- Something to test
- Formulated idea
- Proposed explanation