Theory синоним

  • approach
  • argument
  • assumption
  • code
  • concept
  • doctrine
  • idea
  • ideology
  • method
  • philosophy
  • plan
  • position
  • premise
  • proposal
  • provision
  • rationale
  • scheme
  • speculation
  • suspicion
  • system
  • thesis
  • understanding
  • base
  • basis
  • codification
  • conditions
  • conjecture
  • dogma
  • feeling
  • foundation
  • grounds
  • guess
  • guesswork
  • hunch
  • impression
  • outlook
  • postulate
  • presentiment
  • presumption
  • shot
  • stab
  • supposal
  • supposition
  • surmise
  • theorem
  • formularization
  • suppose
  • systemization

On this page you’ll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to theory, such as: approach, argument, assumption, code, concept, and doctrine.

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“Our prosecutors have all too often inserted themselves into the political process based on the flimsiest of legal theories,” Barr went on.

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WORDS RELATED TO THEORY

  • acceptance
  • accepting
  • assuming
  • belief
  • conjecture
  • expectation
  • fancy
  • guess
  • hunch
  • hypothesis
  • inference
  • posit
  • postulate
  • postulation
  • premise
  • presumption
  • presupposition
  • shot
  • shot in the dark
  • sneaking suspicion
  • stab
  • supposal
  • supposition
  • surmise
  • suspicion
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  • brasses
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  • backbone
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  • center
  • chief ingredient
  • core
  • crux
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  • dictum
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  • footing
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  • law
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  • postulate
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  • principal element
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  • proof
  • reason
  • root
  • rudiment
  • sanction
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  • source
  • substratum
  • support
  • theorem
  • theory
  • underpinning
  • warrant
  • assumption
  • concept
  • credence
  • credo
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  • doctrine
  • dogma
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  • gospel
  • gospel truth
  • hypothesis
  • idea
  • ideology
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  • postulate
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  • tenet
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  • abstraction
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  • wrinkle
  • abstractions
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  • big ideas
  • brain waves
  • brainchilds
  • conceits
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  • conceptualization
  • considerations
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  • images
  • impressions
  • intellections
  • notions
  • perceptions
  • slants
  • suppositions
  • theories
  • thoughts
  • twists
  • views
  • wrinkles

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  1. theory

    A hypothesis is a statement of what is deemed possibly true, assumed and reasoned upon as if certainly true, with a view of reaching truth not yet surely known; especially, in the sciences, a hypothesis is a comprehensive tentative explanation of certain phenomena, which is meant to include all other facts of the same class, and which is assumed as true till there has been opportunity to bring all related facts into comparison; if the hypothesis explains all the facts, it is regarded as verified; till then it is regarded as a working hypothesis, that is, one that may answer for present practical purposes. A hypothesis may be termed a comprehensive guess. A guess is a swift conclusion from data directly at hand, and held as probable or tentative, while one confessedly lacks material for absolute certainty. A conjecture is more methodical than a guess, while a supposition is still slower and more settled; a conjecture, like a guess, is preliminary and tentative; a supposition is more nearly final; a surmise is more floating and visionary, and often sinister; as, a surmise that a stranger may be a pickpocket. Theory is used of the mental coordination of facts and principles, that may or may not prove correct; a machine may be perfect in theory, but useless in fact. Scheme may be used as nearly equivalent to theory, but is more frequently applied to proposed action, and in the sense of a somewhat visionary plan. A speculation may be wholly of the brain, resting upon no facts worthy of consideration; system is the highest of these terms, having most of assurance and fixity; a system unites many facts, phenomena, or doctrines into an orderly and consistent whole; we speak of a system of theology, of the Copernican system of the universe. Compare SYSTEM.

    Synonyms:
    conjecture, guess, hypothesis, scheme, speculation, supposition, surmise, system

    Antonyms:
    certainty, demonstration, discovery, evidence, fact, proof

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  1. theorynoun

    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

    «theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses»; «true in fact and theory»

    Synonyms:
    possibility, hypothesis

  2. hypothesis, possibility, theorynoun

    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

    «a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory»; «he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices»

    Synonyms:
    possibleness, surmisal, hypothesis, possibility, opening, guess, conjecture, possible action, supposition, surmise, speculation

  3. theorynoun

    a belief that can guide behavior

    «the architect has a theory that more is less»; «they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales»

    Synonyms:
    possibility, hypothesis

Matched Categories

    • Belief
    • Explanation

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  1. theorynoun

    Synonyms:
    speculation, hypothesis, assumption, conjecture, postulate, plan, scheme, system

  2. theorynoun

    Synonyms:
    science, philosophy, doctrine, abstract principles

  3. theorynoun

    Synonyms:
    exposition, rationale, reason

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  1. Mark Geragos:

    After Adam’s compelling testimony yesterday and Judge (Michael) Johnson’s ruling today gutting their expert’s damage theory, apparently they finally woke up to the fact that their case was disintegrating before their very eyes.

  2. Uozu Aquarium keeper Kazusa Saiba:

    There is no scientific evidence at all for the theory that oarfish appear around big quakes. But we can not 100 % deny the possibility.

  3. Julia Gallucci:

    In theory, conserving is great but without a habitat what’s the point.

  4. Joe Biden:

    You have folks on television stations talking about the replacement theory — they’re scaring the living hell out of people who don’t have a whole lot of emotional stability, taking advantage of… the internet and other means by talking about how we’re going to be overtaken.

  5. Andy McCarthy:

    As a matter of general policy, de-radicalization programs are unproven and their usefulness is doubtful, if the judge reduces the sentence that they would have otherwise imposed in a terrorism case by relying on the hope that de-radicalization will work, that just gives an unearned reward based on an unproven theory to a serious offender.


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  • نظريةArabic
  • teoriaCatalan, Valencian
  • teorieCzech
  • TheorieGerman
  • θεωρίαGreek
  • teoríaSpanish
  • نظریه, تئوریPersian
  • teoriaFinnish
  • théorieFrench
  • teoiricIrish
  • beachd-smaoinScottish Gaelic
  • सिद्धान्तHindi
  • teoriHaitian Creole
  • elméletHungarian
  • teoriaItalian
  • 推論, 理論, 見解, 推測, 憶測, 定理, 学説Japanese
  • ទ្រឹស្ដីKhmer
  • теоријаMacedonian
  • teorijaMaltese
  • theorieDutch
  • teoriNorwegian
  • teoriaPolish
  • teoriaPortuguese
  • teorie, teoriiRomanian
  • гипотеза, теорияRussian
  • tèōrija, тѐо̄ријаSerbo-Croatian
  • teoriSwedish
  • கோட்பாடுTamil
  • సిద్ధాంతంTelugu
  • نظریہUrdu
  • teorod, teorVolapük
  • טעאָריעYiddish
  • 理論Chinese

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Pronunciation:

[ θˈi͡əɹi], [ θˈi‍əɹi], [ θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i]

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    • n.

      • ideal,
      • dogma,
      • foundation,
      • conditions,
      • approach,
      • method,
      • doctrine,
      • provision,
      • philosophy,
      • argument,
      • data,
      • principles,
      • code,
      • outlook,
      • rationale,
      • commitment,
      • law,
      • Systemization,
      • plea,
      • basis,
      • faith.

      • clarification,
      • outline,
      • gloss,
      • instruction,
      • interpretation,
      • explanation.

      • frame of reference,
      • the spirit of the times/age,
      • ideology,
      • belief,
      • ism.

      • postulate,
      • postulation,
      • reason,
      • presupposition.

      assumption (noun)

      • hypo-thesis,
      • pre-mise,
      • pre mises,
      • assumings,
      • inference,
      • supposal,
      • shot the dark,
      • hypothesis,
      • theorization,
      • acceptings,
      • theorizations,
      • shot dark,
      • sneaking suspicions,
      • pre-mises,
      • supposals,
      • posits,
      • shot in dark,
      • pre mise,
      • sneaking suspicion,
      • hypo thesis.

      basis (noun)

      • keynotes,
      • under-pinning,
      • ex planations,
      • infra structure,
      • chief ingredient,
      • principal element,
      • ex-planations,
      • keystones,
      • hard facts,
      • sub-strata,
      • hard fact,
      • infra structures,
      • sub-stratum,
      • sub stratums,
      • infrastructure,
      • infra-structures,
      • sub stratum,
      • roots,
      • under pinning,
      • sub-stratums,
      • infra-structure,
      • ex-planation,
      • ex planation,
      • chief ingredients,
      • sub strata,
      • fundamental,
      • principal elements,
      • rudiment.

      belief (noun)

      • notion,
      • say-so,
      • say so.

      belief, speculation (noun)

      • guess.

      cognition (noun)

      • theory.

      concept (noun)

      • conceptualization,
      • fool notion,
      • intellections,
      • brain wave,
      • big ideas,
      • big idea,
      • brain waves,
      • conceptualizations,
      • fool notions,
      • wrinkle,
      • intellection.

      conjecture (noun)

      • guesstimates,
      • stab the dark,
      • guesstimate,
      • stab dark,
      • perhap,
      • stab in the dark,
      • theorizings,
      • stab in dark.

      course of action (noun)

      • scheme.

      explanation based on hypothesis and experiments (noun)

      • theorem.

      feeling, idea (noun)

      • impression.

      guess (noun)

      • pre dictions,
      • pre-diction,
      • pre diction,
      • pre-dictions,
      • surmisal,
      • surmisals,
      • prediction.

      guess, belief (noun)

      • supposition.

      guess, conclusion (noun)

      • surmise.

      hypothesis, belief (noun)

      • presentiment,
      • idea,
      • position,
      • Formularization,
      • base,
      • proposal,
      • hunch,
      • suppose,
      • speculation,
      • codification,
      • guesswork,
      • understanding,
      • conjecture,
      • shot,
      • suspicion,
      • grounds,
      • presumption,
      • system,
      • stab,
      • concept,
      • plan.

      idea (noun)

      • consideration,
      • inkling,
      • image,
      • inspiration,
      • thought,
      • vision,
      • ideation,
      • perception,
      • observation,
      • reflection,
      • brainstorm,
      • principle,
      • design,
      • conception.

      ideology (noun)

      • articles faith,
      • weltanschauungs,
      • out looks,
      • out-look,
      • out-looks,
      • out look.

      impression (noun)

      • re collection,
      • re collections,
      • re-collections,
      • re-collection.

      knowledge (noun)

      • lore,
      • knowhow,
      • facts,
      • in sight,
      • inside story.

      opinion (noun)

      • imaginings,
      • point view,
      • re actions.

      person’s understanding; information (noun)

      • knowledge.

      philosophy (noun)

      • ontology,
      • rationalism,
      • meta physics,
      • Philosophies,
      • values,
      • rationalisms,
      • ontologies,
      • meta-physics,
      • metaphysics.

      policy (noun)

      • the book,
      • the number,
      • the numbers,
      • guideline,
      • the books.

      presupposition (noun)

      • pre supposition,
      • pre suppositions,
      • pre-suppositions,
      • pre-supposition.

      rationale (noun)

      • whatfors,
      • whole ideas,
      • why wherefores,
      • whole idea,
      • the big idea,
      • whyfor,
      • why and wherefore,
      • the whole idea,
      • why and wherefores,
      • ex-positions,
      • why wherefore,
      • song dance,
      • the big ideas,
      • whyfors,
      • ex-position,
      • whatfor,
      • the whole ideas,
      • raison detre.

      scheme (noun)

      • codifications,
      • pro position,
      • out line,
      • dis positions,
      • dis-positions,
      • dis position,
      • pro-positions,
      • dis-position,
      • out-lines,
      • pro positions,
      • out lines,
      • out-line,
      • orderings.

      supposition (noun)

      • fantasy,
      • imagination,
      • prophecy.

      surmise (noun)

      • sur mise,
      • sur mises,
      • sur-mises,
      • sur-mise.

      system (noun)

      • MODU,
      • co-ordinations,
      • systematic processes,
      • integrals,
      • co-ordination,
      • co ordination,
      • pro-cess,
      • systematic process,
      • methodicalnesses,
      • coordination,
      • co ordinations,
      • logical order,
      • logical processes,
      • logical process,
      • fixed orders,
      • course of action,
      • definite plan,
      • frame reference,
      • coordinations,
      • course action,
      • wises,
      • orderly process,
      • pro cess,
      • logical orders,
      • fixed order,
      • orderly processes,
      • methodicalness,
      • Modus,
      • pro-cesses,
      • definite plans.

      theorem (noun)

      • principium,
      • Principia.
    • v.

      Other relevant words: (verb)

      • opinion.
    • Other synonyms:

      • conclusion,
      • projection,
      • assumption,
      • head,
      • preamble,
      • premise,
      • thing,
      • rationalization,
      • bedrock,
      • sense,
      • gospel,
      • idealism,
      • orthodoxy,
      • mythology,
      • pillar.

      • flash,
      • uncertainty,
      • orientation,
      • culture,
      • paradigm.

      • consciousness,
      • politics,
      • thesis.

      • feeling,
      • body.

      • value.

      • ground.

      course

      • policy.

      Other relevant words (noun):

      • estimation,
      • sight,
      • harmonics,
      • awareness,
      • reasoning,
      • condition,
      • reaction,
      • creed,
      • tenet,
      • explication,
      • attribution,
      • music theory,
      • mystique,
      • public belief,
      • eye,
      • interpretative,
      • point of view,
      • line,
      • theoretically,
      • community sentiment,
      • yonder,
      • in theory,
      • exegesis,
      • body of instruction,
      • Lights,
      • mental image,
      • music,
      • divination,
      • opening,
      • ethos,
      • instinct,
      • sentiment,
      • Pandect,
      • reasons,
      • message,
      • dream,
      • assurance,
      • general belief,
      • hint,
      • science,
      • enlightenment,
      • judgment,
      • possibility,
      • conceit,
      • recept,
      • thinking,
      • guestimate,
      • picture,
      • bias,
      • think,
      • corollary,
      • judgement,
      • posture,
      • musicality,
      • canon,
      • reference to,
      • logic,
      • mouth,
      • assertion,
      • estimate,
      • shibboleth,
      • gaming,
      • interpretive,
      • ascription,
      • aperture,
      • perhaps,
      • premonition,
      • consensus gentium,
      • Pansophy,
      • field of view,
      • illumination,
      • assumed position,
      • Rhythmics,
      • attitude,
      • musicology,
      • expectation,
      • contention,
      • statistics,
      • hodgepodge,
      • popular belief,
      • public opinion,
      • palaetiology,
      • Significancy,
      • opportunity,
      • possible action,
      • delusion,
      • Postulatum,
      • assessment,
      • Theories,
      • Bookmaking,
      • etiology,
      • climate of opinion,
      • explanatory,
      • article of faith,
      • formula,
      • musicography,
      • yon,
      • there,
      • school,
      • premiss,
      • gap,
      • stand,
      • sensation,
      • imago,
      • Melodics,
      • cyclopedia,
      • aspect,
      • apprehension,
      • view,
      • evaluation,
      • phantasy,
      • viewpoint,
      • theoretical,
      • proposition,
      • mind,
      • fat,
      • conviction,
      • imputation,
      • memory trace,
      • contemplation,
      • fancy,
      • intuition,
      • deduction,
      • Thitherward,
      • arguments,
      • thither,
      • point,
      • monetarist,
      • premises,
      • way of thinking,
      • harmony,
      • abstraction,
      • aetiology,
      • personal judgment,
      • representation,
      • analysis,
      • reverie,
      • credo,
      • body of knowledge,
      • encyclopedia,
      • light,
      • jumble,
      • prevailing belief,
      • stance,
      • precept,
      • teaching,
      • accounting for,
      • axiom.

    How to use «Theory» in context?

    Theory, at its most basic level, is simply a model or explanation of something. It can be something as simple as the rules of grammar, or as complex as the structure of the universe.

    Theory is important because itallows us to understand the world around us. It can help us to make predictions and understand how things work.

    Theory is also important because it can help us to form our own opinions. We can learn from theory to see the world in a different way, and then use that perspective to make decisions.

    Paraphrases for Theory:

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    • Independent

      • Proper noun, singular
        principle.
      • Noun, plural
        Studies, academics, arguments, tenets.
      • Noun, singular or mass
        notion, paper, premise, principle, proposition, principles.
      • Verb, past tense
        addressed, made, pointed, Dealt, Discussed.
      • Verb, gerund or present participle
        dealing, turning, Addressing, Discussing.
      • Verb, 3rd person singular present
        works.
    • Other Related

      • Adjective
        theoretical.
      • Proper noun, singular
        doctrine, theoretical, theorie.
      • Noun, plural
        doctrines, theorists.
      • Noun, singular or mass
        argument, assumption, dissertation, doctrine, hypothesis, logic, reasoning, rhetoric, supposition, theoretical, theorist, thesis, Theorizing.
      • Adverb
        theoretically.
      • Verb, gerund or present participle
        Referring.
      • Verb, 3rd person singular present
        doctrine.

    Homophones for Theory:

    • thiery, thiry.

    Hyponym for Theory:

    • n.

      • cognition
        explanation, belief.

    Meronym for Theory:

    • n.

      • cognition
        law, theory, law of nature, hypothesis, possibility.

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    • (the) more fool you/him/her etc.

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