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

Every new theorem ratchets one wall inward, squeezing the gap a little tighter. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Like, if the end is to predict nature, to be able to find formulas and theorems that are true, understanding may be a crutch. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 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

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