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

The kids hypothesized that the smaller pom poms had less air resistance. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

To illustrate, Kilaru hypothesized a women’s lacrosse player. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The only earlier object hypothesized to be a club has been found in Kalambo Falls in Zambia and is roughly 400,000 years old. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Researchers have hypothesized numerous ways that prenatal exercise may affect offspring. — Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

The researchers had hypothesized that, in the mixing of fluids in large natural systems, turbulence generated by tiny organisms plays an underappreciated role. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Certainly, the ancient Greeks appreciated symmetry and precision in their architecture; it’s even been hypothesized that this symmetry was considered divine and thus represented religious dedication to the space. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

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

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