| supernatural | (adjective) not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material | - |
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| (noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively | Synonyms: occult |
| supernaturalism | (noun) the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces | Synonyms: supernaturalness |
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| (noun) a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding | - |
| supernaturalist | (adjective) of or relating to supernaturalism | Synonyms: supernaturalistic |
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| supernaturalistic | (adjective) of or relating to supernaturalism | Synonyms: supernaturalist |
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| supernaturally | (adverb) in a supernatural manner | Synonyms: preternaturally |
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| supernaturalness | (noun) the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces | Synonyms: supernaturalism |
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| supernormal | (adjective) exceeding the normal or average | - |
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| (adjective) beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable | Synonyms: supranormal |
| supernova | (noun) a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process | - |
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| supernumerary | (adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required | Synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus |
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| (noun) a minor actor in crowd scenes | Synonyms: extra, spear carrier |
| (noun) a person serving no apparent function | - |
| superorder | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass | - |
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| superordinate | (adjective) of higher rank or status or value | - |
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| (noun) a word that is more generic than a given word | Synonyms: hypernym, superordinate word |
| (noun) one of greater rank or station or quality | Synonyms: higher-up, superior |
| (verb) place in a superior order or rank | - |
| superordination | (noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class | Synonyms: hypernymy |
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| superoxide | (noun) the univalent anion O2- | Synonyms: superoxide anion |
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| (noun) a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2- | - |
| superpatriotic | (adjective) fanatically patriotic | Synonyms: chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic |
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| superpatriotism | (noun) fanatical patriotism | Synonyms: chauvinism, jingoism, ultranationalism |
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| superphylum | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass | - |
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| superposable | (adjective) coinciding exactly when superimposed | Synonyms: identical |
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| superpose | (verb) place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide | - |
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| (verb) place on top of | Synonyms: lay over, superimpose |
| superposition | (noun) the placement of one thing on top of another | - |
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| (noun) (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide | - |
| (noun) (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest | Synonyms: principle of superposition, superposition principle |
| (noun) (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another | - |
| superpower | (noun) a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | Synonyms: great power, major power, power, world power |
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| supersaturated | (adjective) being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium | - |
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| superscribe | (verb) write on the outside or upper part of | - |
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| (verb) write on the top or outside | - |
| superscript | (adjective) written or printed above and to one side of another character | Synonyms: superior |
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| (noun) a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character | Synonyms: superior |
| superscription | (noun) the activity of superscribing | - |
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| (noun) an inscription written above something else | - |
| supersede | (verb) take the place or move into the position of | Synonyms: replace, supervene upon, supplant |
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| supersedure | (noun) act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior | Synonyms: supersession |
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| supersensitised | (adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | Synonyms: allergic, hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized |
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| supersensitive | (adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | Synonyms: allergic, hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitised, supersensitized |
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| supersensitized | (adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | Synonyms: allergic, hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitised, supersensitive |
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| supersession | (noun) act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior | Synonyms: supersedure |
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| superslasher | (noun) large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous | Synonyms: utahraptor |
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| supersonic | (adjective) (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air) | - |
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| (adjective) having frequencies above those of audible sound | Synonyms: ultrasonic |
| superstar | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| superstition | (noun) an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear | Synonyms: superstitious notion |
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| superstitious | (adjective) showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | - |
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| superstitiously | (adverb) in a superstitious manner | - |
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| superstrate | (noun) the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language | Synonyms: superstratum |
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| (noun) any stratum or layer superimposed on another | Synonyms: superstratum |
| superstratum | (noun) the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language | Synonyms: superstrate |
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| (noun) any stratum or layer superimposed on another | Synonyms: superstrate |
| superstring | (noun) a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time | - |
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| superstructure | (noun) structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck | - |
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| supersymmetry | (noun) (physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces | - |
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| supertanker | (noun) the largest class of oil tankers | - |
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| supertax | (noun) an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed | Synonyms: surtax |
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| supertitle | (noun) translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage | Synonyms: surtitle |
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| supertonic | (noun) (music) the second note of a diatonic scale | - |
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| supertwister | (noun) the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage | - |
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| supervene | (verb) take place as an additional or unexpected development | - |
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| supervention | (noun) a following on in addition | - |
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| supervillain | (noun) a villain with superpowers | - |
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| supervise | (verb) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance | Synonyms: monitor |
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| (verb) watch and direct | Synonyms: manage, oversee, superintend |
| supervised | (adjective) under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer | - |
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| supervising | (noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | Synonyms: oversight, superintendence, supervision |
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| supervision | (noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | Synonyms: oversight, superintendence, supervising |
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| supervisor | (noun) a program that controls the execution of other programs | Synonyms: executive program, supervisory program |
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| (noun) one who supervises or has charge and direction of | - |
| supervisory | (adjective) of or limited to or involving supervision | - |
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| supinate | (verb) turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg) | - |
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| supination | (noun) rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward | - |
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| supinator | (noun) a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination | - |
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| supine | (adjective) passive as a result of indolence or indifference | - |
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| (adjective) lying face upward | Synonyms: resupine |
| supinely | (adverb) in an indifferently supine manner | - |
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| (adverb) with the face upward | - |
| supper | (noun) a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime | - |
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| (noun) a social gathering where a light evening meal is served | - |
| supperless | (adjective) without supper | - |
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| suppertime | (noun) the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | Synonyms: dinnertime |
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| supping | (noun) ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking | - |
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| supplant | (verb) take the place or move into the position of | Synonyms: replace, supersede, supervene upon |
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| supplanter | (noun) one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another | Synonyms: usurper |
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| supplanting | (noun) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | Synonyms: displacement |
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| supple | (adjective) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable | Synonyms: limber |
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| (adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease | Synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, sinuous |
| (adjective) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely | Synonyms: limber |
| (verb) make pliant and flexible | - |
| supplejack | (noun) walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine | - |
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| supplement | (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability | Synonyms: accessory, add-on, appurtenance |
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| (noun) a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | Synonyms: supplementation |
| (noun) textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end | Synonyms: addendum, postscript |
| (verb) add to the very end | Synonyms: add on, affix, append |
| (verb) add as a supplement to what seems insufficient | - |
| (verb) serve as a supplement to | - |
| supplemental | (adjective) added to complete or make up a deficiency | Synonyms: supplementary |
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| (adjective) functioning in a supporting capacity | Synonyms: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary |
| supplementary | (adjective) added to complete or make up a deficiency | Synonyms: supplemental |
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| (adjective) functioning in a supporting capacity | Synonyms: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental |
| supplementation | (noun) the act of supplementing | Synonyms: subjoining, subjunction |
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| (noun) a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | Synonyms: supplement |
| suppleness | (noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple | Synonyms: lissomeness, litheness |
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| (noun) the property of being pliant and flexible | Synonyms: pliancy, pliantness |
| (noun) adaptability of mind or character | Synonyms: pliability, pliancy, pliantness |
| suppliant | (adjective) humbly entreating | Synonyms: supplicant, supplicatory |
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| (noun) one praying humbly for something | Synonyms: petitioner, requester, supplicant |
| supplicant | (adjective) humbly entreating | Synonyms: suppliant, supplicatory |
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| (noun) one praying humbly for something | Synonyms: petitioner, requester, suppliant |
| (noun) someone who prays to God | Synonyms: prayer |
| supplicate | (verb) ask humbly (for something) | - |
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| (verb) ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer | - |
| (verb) make a humble, earnest petition | - |
| supplication | (noun) the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) | Synonyms: prayer |
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| (noun) a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service | Synonyms: invocation |
| (noun) a humble request for help from someone in authority | Synonyms: plea |
| supplicatory | (adjective) humbly entreating | Synonyms: suppliant, supplicant |
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| supplier | (noun) someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | Synonyms: provider |
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| supply | (noun) the activity of supplying or providing something | Synonyms: provision, supplying |
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| (noun) offering goods and services for sale | - |
| (noun) an amount of something available for use | - |
| (verb) state or say further | Synonyms: add, append |
| (verb) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | Synonyms: cater, ply, provide |
| (verb) give something useful or necessary to | Synonyms: furnish, offer, provide, render |
| (verb) circulate or distribute or equip with | Synonyms: issue |
| supplying | (noun) the activity of supplying or providing something | Synonyms: provision, supply |
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| support | (noun) aiding the cause or policy or interests of | - |
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| (noun) the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | Synonyms: supporting |
| (noun) documentary validation | Synonyms: documentation |
| (noun) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | Synonyms: reenforcement, reinforcement |
| (noun) the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities | - |
| (noun) any device that bears the weight of another thing | - |
| (noun) supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | - |
| (noun) something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest | - |
| (noun) a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | Synonyms: accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment |
| (noun) the financial means whereby one lives | Synonyms: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, sustenance |
| (noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible | Synonyms: backing, financial backing, financial support, funding |
| (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | Synonyms: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, sustain |
| (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, tolerate |
| (verb) adopt as a belief | Synonyms: subscribe |
| (verb) argue or speak in defense of | Synonyms: defend, fend for |
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize |
| (verb) be the physical support of; carry the weight of | Synonyms: hold, hold up, sustain |
| (verb) play a subordinate role to (another performer) | - |
| (verb) support materially or financially | - |
| (verb) give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to | Synonyms: back up |
| (verb) be behind; approve of | Synonyms: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for |
| (verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | Synonyms: bear out, corroborate, underpin |
| supportable | (adjective) capable of being borne though unpleasant | Synonyms: bearable, endurable, sufferable |
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| supported | (adjective) held up or having the weight borne especially from below | - |
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| (adjective) sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support) | - |
| supporter | (noun) a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) | Synonyms: garter |
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| (noun) a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | Synonyms: athletic supporter, jock, jockstrap, suspensor |
| (noun) a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | Synonyms: admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist |
| (noun) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: assistant, help, helper |
| (noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: patron, sponsor |
| supporting | (adjective) capable of bearing a structural load | Synonyms: load-bearing |
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| (adjective) furnishing support and encouragement | Synonyms: encouraging |
| (noun) the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | Synonyms: support |
| supportive | (adjective) furnishing support or assistance | - |
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| supposable | (adjective) capable of being inferred on slight grounds | Synonyms: presumable, surmisable |
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| supposal | (noun) a hypothesis that is taken for granted | Synonyms: assumption, supposition |
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| (noun) the cognitive process of supposing | Synonyms: supposition |
| suppose | (verb) expect, believe, or suppose | Synonyms: guess, imagine, opine, reckon, think |
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| (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | Synonyms: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize |
| (verb) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | Synonyms: presuppose |
| (verb) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand | Synonyms: presuppose |
| (verb) express a supposition | Synonyms: say |
| supposed | (adjective) required or under orders | - |
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| (adjective) doubtful or suspect | Synonyms: alleged, so-called |
| (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious |
| (adjective) mistakenly believed | - |
| supposedly | (adverb) believed or reputed to be the case | Synonyms: purportedly |
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| supposition | (noun) a hypothesis that is taken for granted | Synonyms: assumption, supposal |
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| (noun) the cognitive process of supposing | Synonyms: supposal |
| (noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | Synonyms: conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, surmisal, surmise |
| suppositional | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositious, supposititious |
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| suppositious | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, supposititious |
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| supposititious | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious |
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| suppository | (noun) a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts | - |
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| suppress | (verb) bring under control by force or authority | Synonyms: conquer, stamp down, subdue |
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| (verb) lessen to the point of stopping | - |
| (verb) put out of one's consciousness | Synonyms: repress |
| (verb) consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior | Synonyms: bottle up, inhibit |
| (verb) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | Synonyms: crush, oppress |
| suppressant | (noun) a drug that suppresses appetite | Synonyms: appetite suppressant |
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