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theorized

verb , past tense of theorize

Synonyms and Antonyms of theorized

to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real; to form or suggest a theory about something

Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of theorized

assumed, hypothecated, hypothesized, postulated, premised, presumed, presupposed, said, supposed

accepted, believed, credited, swallowed

concluded, deduced, gathered, inferred, judged, took

conjectured, figured, guessed, reckoned [chiefly dialect], surmised, suspected, suspicioned [chiefly dialect], thought

conceived, dreamed (or dreamt), fancied, imagined, perceived, preconceived

affirmed, alleged, asserted, averred, avouched, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, insisted, maintained, professed

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of theorized

challenged, controverted, disagreed (with), disbelieved, discounted, discredited, disputed, distrusted, doubted, mistrusted, questioned, wondered (about)

denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, rejected, repudiated

belied, confuted, disproved, rebutted, refuted

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