Synonyms of hypothesizes

hypothesizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of hypothesize

as in says

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

• says
• assumes
• presumes
• believes
• thinks
• postulates
• supposes
• concludes
• presupposes
• premises
• guesses
• accepts
• insists
• figures
• takes for granted
• imagines
• dreams
• hypothecates
• speculates
• infers
• deduces
• surmises
• theorizes
• suspects
• claims
• contends
• declares
• asserts
• swallows
• maintains
• credits
• perceives
• judges
• conceives
• affirms
• suspicions
• alleges
• gathers
• reckons
• conjectures
• avers
• fancies
• takes
• professes
• avows
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wonders (about)
• challenges
• denies
• doubts
• disputes
• disagrees (with)
• rejects
• distrusts
• questions
• discounts
• discredits
• repudiates
• disavows
• disclaims
• controverts
• disbelieves
• mistrusts
• refutes
• disproves
• belies
• rebuts
• disowns
• confutes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypothesizes

The club was found in a living area, next to bones, stone tools, and a hearth, so the team hypothesizes it’s been used for everyday work rather than ceremony. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

The new study, however, hypothesizes that shell direction is not itself an adaptive response, but rather is an accidental marker of a significant evolutionary event that starts in a small subpopulation and then sweeps across vast ocean basins. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

The study hypothesizes that the supergiant reversion may trigger a cool-down period. — Jay Kakade july 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026

If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026

The paper hypothesizes that the ink persistence and the macrophage death could affect the capacity of these cells to control the spread of pathogenic viruses and bacteria. — Jay Kakade december 20, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025

Although the study did not examine why people who were exposed to fluoridation had higher test scores in high school, Warren hypothesizes that having better dental health as a result of fluoride may have meant those individuals were less likely to be absent from school because of illness. — Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025

While there isn’t one specific answer as to the newfound interest in the pelvic floor, Boyles hypothesizes that a longstanding stigma associated with pelvic floor issues, such as incontinence, is fading away. — Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity. — Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025