Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun premiss

1 sense of premiss

Sense 1
premise, premiss, assumption -- (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play")
       => postulate, posit -- ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb premiss

1 sense of premiss

Sense 1
premise, premiss -- (take something as preexisting and given)
       => presuppose, suppose -- (take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work")