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theory

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Synonyms and Antonyms of theory

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation

set out to prove her theory that people canʼt really taste any difference between colas, so they buy according to the product's image

Synonyms of theory

hypothesis, proposition, supposition, thesis

Words Related to theory

assumption, concession, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, theorem

conjecture, generalization, guess, guesswork, inference, speculation, surmise

proffer, proposal, suggestion

feeling, hunch, impression, inkling, notion, suspicion

abstraction, concept, conception, construct

Near Antonyms of theory

assurance, certainty, fact, knowledge

Synonym Discussion of theory

hypothesis, theory, law mean a formula derived by inference from scientific data that explains a principle operating in nature. hypothesis implies insufficient evidence to provide more than a tentative explanation.

- a hypothesis explaining the extinction of the dinosaurs

theory implies a greater range of evidence and greater likelihood of truth.

- the theory of evolution

law implies a statement of order and relation in nature that has been found to be invariable under the same conditions.

- the law of gravitation

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