Meaning & use
presumptive
Assumed to be true or valid based on reasonable evidence, until proven otherwise.
See it in a sentence
The senator became the party's presumptive nominee after winning most of the primaries.
Doctors began presumptive treatment for the infection before the lab results arrived.
A note on using this word
Presumptive often appears in the phrase 'presumptive heir,' meaning someone expected to inherit a title unless a nearer claimant appears.
Words with a similar meaning
presumedassumed
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Words with an opposite meaning
confirmed
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