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

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

This question led the mathematician to develop her theorems. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 June 2026

That morning — to his evident delight — an AI had proved one of Paul Erdős’ mathematical theorems using a branch of mathematics nobody had thought to apply. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Using insights from number theory, including Jacobi’s two-square theorem, Erdős was able to show that an optimally sized circle will enable the number of unit-distance pairs to grow faster than the number of points, but only barely. — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026