Synonyms of hypothesize

hypothesize

verb

hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌsīz 

as in to say

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• assume
• presume
• believe
• think
• suppose
• postulate
• conclude
• guess
• presuppose
• figure
• accept
• take for granted
• insist
• imagine
• dream
• premise
• infer
• hypothecate
• speculate
• suspect
• deduce
• surmise
• theorize
• conjecture
• claim
• swallow
• perceive
• declare
• judge
• gather
• contend
• credit
• assert
• maintain
• conceive
• suspicion
• affirm
• reckon
• allege
• take
• fancy
• aver
• avow
• preconceive
• profess
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• question
• challenge
• wonder (about)
• disagree (with)
• deny
• dispute
• discredit
• disbelieve
• reject
• controvert
• discount
• distrust
• repudiate
• disclaim
• disavow
• refute
• disprove
• mistrust
• rebut
• disown
• belie
• confute

Examples of hypothesize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One study hypothesizes that this repetitive arm swinging may create a centrifugal force that pushes fluid into your hands and fingers.1 As the exercise ends and your arms stop swinging, the force dissipates, and your body's blood vessels can gradually move the swelling out of the arms. —Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024

Lin hypothesizes that the difference is because of cognitive load. —Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024

This helped the team be sure the observed muscles did not come from crossbreeding. Since 2019, researchers have hypothesized about how this endearing trait evolved in canines. —Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024

Nobody knew what was wrong—it’s been hypothesized that uterine cancer was to blame, but evidence is scant, and the chapter is full of mays and coulds. —Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024