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hypothesizing

VERB

speculate

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm cerebrate cogitate conjecture consider contemplate deliberate dope excogitate figure guess guesstimate

WEAK

beat one's brains build castles in air call it call the turn chew over dope out figure out have a hunch hazard a

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Musk has long sold his vision for Tesla to become the world’s most-valuable company, hypothesizing an eventual $30 trillion valuation on the strength of its robotics and AI products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

My whole goal with this show was to capture a small sliver of the zeitgeist where people could be talking about something, hypothesizing and talking, and I knew that required a weekly release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

The Amanchukwu Lab -- which is most notable for its battery research -- applied insights from aqueous batteries to the problem, hypothesizing that controlling the water with organic solvents could provide a solution.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

But they can also be longer, which means more effort, more information seeking and hypothesizing is needed, so uncertainty persists longer.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

No amount of your analyzing, criticizing, judging, or hypothesizing will bring the peace you are looking for.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer