theories

NOUN

hypothesis, belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach argument assumption code concept doctrine idea ideology method philosophy plan position premise proposal provision rationale scheme speculation suspicion system thesis understanding

STRONG

base basis codification conditions conjecture dogma feeling foundation grounds guess guesswork hunch impression outlook postulate presentiment presumption shot stab supposal supposition surmise theorem

WEAK

formularization suppose systemization

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelief fact information reality truth

STRONG

calculation knowledge measurement proof

WEAK

certainty

Example Sentences

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"Talking by text is potentially less daunting than picking up the phone or having a face-to-face conversation," he theorises.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

“You surround yourself with your tribe,” Wolfe theorises of the trend.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2019

However, the trilogy follows his interest in how humans develop myth and religion; after all, everything starts with a scientist who theorises there is a biological reality behind the myth of the vampire.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2016

"People don't make albums any more," Cook theorises.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2015

"When he thinks he is a child"; when he criticises he is a child; when he philosophises, theorises, mysticizes, he is a hopeless child.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper