Synonyms of theorem

theorem

noun

as in theory

technical an idea or statement that can be proved from other ideas or statements

Her theorem was based on years studying the laws of physics.

Related Words

• theory
• thesis
• hypothesis
• assumption
• premise
• proposition
• conjecture
• presumption
• generalization
• inference
• presupposition
• concession
• proposal
• supposition
• speculation
• concept
• guess
• suggestion
• impression
• guesswork
• surmise
• construct
• conception
• abstraction
• notion
• suspicion
• inkling
• proffer
• feeling
• hunch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of theorem

After nearly a decade of work, Thorup, Thomassen, and four colleagues in Denmark, Canada, and Japan have produced yet another computer proof of the theorem. — Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

While writing their paper, Erdős and Szekeres discovered a theorem from the young British polymath Frank Ramsey, who had already done groundbreaking work in philosophy, economics and math by his untimely death at age 26. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Sparky interpreted the drawing, prompted him to use the Pythagorean theorem, and then asked him to form the appropriate ratio. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

This began 50 years ago, when mathematicians used a computer to prove the four-color theorem, which asks whether any map can be colored using no more than four colors, with no adjacent regions sharing the same color. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026