BRAIN WAVES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

brain waves

noun

plural of brain wave

as in theories

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Noun

It should never be cheapened into a pretext for a tariff policy built on dubious legal theories and personal grievances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
There are equations, theories, and principles, of course, but real progress often emerges through experimentation.

— Lintao "LT" Lu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

There’s a new generation of drugs about to hit the market that didn’t originate with elegant hypotheses, but rather from brute-force analyses of massive datasets.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
This means that some of the hypotheses for how magnetoreception operates – for instance, through light-sensitive cryptochromes in the eyes – are not well supported by our results.

— Laura Russo, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of hypotheses

Noun

Since then, prosecutors have secured 15 convictions in the criminal case.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The driver was arrested and booked into the Placer County Jail on multiple charges, including hit-and-run, driving under the influence and DUI with prior convictions.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of convictions

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The Leeds quartet built a reputation on sardonic observations about modern life, packaging political unease inside wiry post-punk.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
The team tested the JWST observations against a computer simulation, finding gas in the infalling filament scenario would indeed take a shape similar to that seen in NGC 4696.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of observations

Noun

Rethink old assumptions and embrace new possibilities when Uranus cooperates with Pluto.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 18 July 2026
The method also relies on multiple Bell tests and assumptions about independent quantum sources, which could make large-scale implementation challenging.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of assumptions

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Everyone knew the story, though Andrew’s relatives were more reluctant to speak of it, to even mention the cult’s name — Synanon — craning their necks to see if any members of her family were close enough to overhear their speculations.

— Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of speculations

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