HYPOTHESES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

hypotheses

noun

plural of hypothesis

as in theories

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation working on the hypothesis that teenagers function better in the late morning, some high schools are starting classes later

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Recent Examples of hypotheses Science requires lots of decisions—researchers must choose which hypotheses to pursue and which simulations to run. —

Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 May 2026 To test these hypotheses, a team from Columbia and Harvard decided to see if they could get rid of one of the 20 currently in use. —

ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026 What is emerging is a picture of an artist of profound mathematical acuity, who mobilized geometric, sequential, and modular forms to test hypotheses on interrelation, regeneration, and evolution in pursuit of mystical revelation. —

Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 His method of intellectual humility is to admit ignorance, test variables and revise working hypotheses based on new data, staying open to suggestions from others the whole time. —

Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 This is also where the viewer will likely find their assumptions or hypotheses about Floyd’s death and the guilty party (or parties) involved start sifting through their fingers like sand. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 Such failures provide a learning opportunity, a chance to reassess hypotheses and try again. —

Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026 Other active hypotheses that remain in play include that Gracey could have been drugged, taken drugs himself or ingested a large enough amount of alcohol to disorient himself. —

Michael Ruiz , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 The company, which just raised $14 million in seed funding from General Catalyst, Toyota Ventures, and Perplexity Fund, is among a growing number of self-driving labs that are drawing investor attention for their ability to use technologies that reason on new hypotheses. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026

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Most earlier theories assumed Ganymede formed hot, allowing heavy metallic material to rapidly sink inward and create a core early in its history.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine.

— Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026