Synonyms of hypothesized

hypothesized

verb

past tense of hypothesize

as in assumed

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

• assumed
• said
• presumed
• believed
• postulated
• thought
• supposed
• concluded
• presupposed
• guessed
• premised
• figured
• dreamed
• accepted
• insisted
• inferred
• suspected
• hypothecated
• imagined
• deduced
• took for granted
• speculated
• surmised
• conjectured
• claimed
• credited
• theorized
• perceived
• swallowed
• declared
• judged
• asserted
• conceived
• alleged
• maintained
• contended
• affirmed
• gathered
• suspicioned
• fancied
• reckoned
• averred
• professed
• took
• preconceived
• avowed
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubted
• challenged
• questioned
• disputed
• wondered (about)
• discounted
• disagreed (with)
• discredited
• denied
• controverted
• rejected
• distrusted
• repudiated
• disavowed
• disclaimed
• disbelieved
• mistrusted
• disowned
• refuted
• disproved
• rebutted
• belied
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypothesized

Denisovan cave life Scientists have hypothesized that Denisovans lived throughout Asia. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

In 1899, ornithologist Richard McGregor observed myrtle warblers wintering in coastal California, and hypothesized that these birds might breed in Alaska and British Columbia. — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

In his treatise, Ohno hypothesized that all vertebrate genomes contained evidence of an ancient genome duplication event. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Dozier hypothesized that rapidly dividing cells have a scent that dogs can smell. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026

Fabing hypothesized that schizophrenia might arise from the abnormal production of bufotenine in the brain, possibly instead of serotonin. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

But doctors have hypothesized a series of events that leads to the disintegration. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Before the games kicked off, my colleague Christopher Bonanos hypothesized that if all went swimmingly, this World Cup traffic experiment could be a test for future action. — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026

DePodesta hypothesized that playing catcher at altitude can potentially influence a hitter on offense, lending credence to the idea that his game might be more complete elsewhere. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026