BRAIN WAVES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

brain waves

noun

plural of brain wave

as in theories

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Such theories were substantiated less than half an hour into his debut against Arsenal.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The result, the team argues, is a checkpoint on the border between Einstein’s relativity and quantum mechanics—two great theories in physics that stubbornly refuse to work together.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

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Once that understanding grounds a synthetic model, teams can ask new questions, explore hypotheses and test ideas without repeatedly starting from scratch.

— Abigail Stuart, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Diel and his fellow psychologists have a couple of hypotheses as to why people seem averse to AI food.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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Science observations should begin in spring, with the European Space Agency covering most of the mission’s $2-billion cost.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Pregame observations While Miami didn’t release a depth chart, a few observations came out of pregame warmups.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of observations

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Earlier models relied on broad hydrological assumptions and missed practical engineering hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumptions

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Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculations

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Hiring managers looked at resumes, degrees, job titles and interviews, and made educated guesses about what people could do.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Hilton didn’t share the pooch’s name at the time, prompting fans to offer up their guesses in the comments of her Instagram and TikTok posts.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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