Definition for Hypothesis:

• A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.

Synonyms for Hypothesis:

• n.

  •
  • faith,
  • thought,
  • commitment,
  • ideal.
  •
  • thoughts.
  •assumption (noun)
  • fancy,
  • acceptance,
  • posit,
  • theory,
  • presumption,
  • assuming,
  • accepting,
  • suspicion,
  • expectation,
  • hunch,
  • shot*,
  • stab.
  •cognition (noun)
  • possibility.
  •concept (noun)
  • approach,
  • consideration,
  • brainchild,
  • perception,
  • conception,
  • apprehension,
  • image,
  • slant,
  • abstraction,
  • conceit,
  • twist.
  •conjecture (noun)
  • perhaps,
  • Theorizing.
  •contention (noun)
  • claim,
  • assertion,
  • allegation,
  • plea,
  • asseveration,
  • demurrers,
  • contestation,
  • rumpus,
  • advancement,
  • declaration,
  • predications,
  • deposition,
  • Maintaining,
  • predication,
  • charge,
  • affirmation,
  • demurrer,
  • stand,
  • discussion,
  • hurrah.
  •dissertation (noun)
  • criticism,
  • analysis,
  • argument,
  • critique,
  • dissertation,
  • commentary,
  • research,
  • examination,
  • opinion,
  • interpolation,
  • position,
  • article,
  • essay.
  •guess (noun)
  • induction,
  • estimate,
  • stab*,
  • ballpark figure,
  • reckoning.
  •guesswork (noun)
  • Reck,
  • recks.
  •idea (noun)
  • import,
  • objective,
  • purpose,
  • intention,
  • hint,
  • significance,
  • form,
  • pattern,
  • aim,
  • design,
  • solution,
  • essence,
  • Significancy,
  • believed abstraction,
  • viewpoint,
  • object,
  • brainstorm*,
  • flash*,
  • teaching,
  • inkling,
  • clue,
  • meaning,
  • sense,
  • approximation,
  • concept,
  • intimation,
  • end.
  •implication (noun)
  • innuendo,
  • indication,
  • connection,
  • union,
  • ramification,
  • connotation,
  • overtone,
  • reference,
  • undertone,
  • entanglement,
  • incrimination,
  • involvement,
  • signification,
  • link.
  •opinion (noun)
  • point view,
  • re actions.
  •presupposition (noun)
  • pre suppositions,
  • pre-suppositions,
  • pre supposition,
  • pre-supposition.
  •proposition (noun)
  • pro-position,
  • re commendation,
  • pro positions,
  • pro position,
  • re-commendations,
  • re commendations,
  • pro-positions,
  • re-commendation.
  •rationale (noun)
  • whatfors,
  • ex-position,
  • why and wherefores,
  • the whole ideas,
  • why wherefore,
  • song dance,
  • ex-positions,
  • raison detre,
  • the big ideas,
  • whole ideas,
  • whyfors,
  • why wherefores.
  •reasoning (noun)
  • train of thought,
  • Syllogization,
  • Apriority,
  • illations,
  • illation,
  • generalization,
  • generalizations.
  •speculation (noun)
  • ex-cogitation,
  • re flection,
  • re flections,
  • re view,
  • de liberation,
  • de liberations,
  • studyings,
  • re views,
  • de-liberation,
  • re-views,
  • re-flection,
  • re-view,
  • de-liberations,
  • ex cogitation,
  • ex cogitations,
  • re-flections,
  • ex-cogitations.
  •supposition (noun)
  • imagination,
  • prophecy,
  • fantasy.
  •surmise (noun)
  • sur mises,
  • sur-mises,
  • sur mise,
  • sur-mise.
  •topic (noun)
  • paradigm,
  • point,
  • question,
  • issue,
  • statement,
  • problem,
  • exposition,
  • subject,
  • theorem,
  • theme,
  • motif,
  • principle,
  • matter,
  • query,
  • axiom,
  • topic,
  • text,
  • basis.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • impression.
  •approximation
  • rule of thumb.
  •theory
  • data,
  • explanation,
  • law,
  • deduction,
  • term,
  • working hypothesis,
  • proposal,
  • study at theory,
  • philosophy,
  • reason,
  • suggestion,
  • demonstration,
  • basis for discussion,
  • attribution,
  • postulate,
  • tentative plans,
  • ground,
  • Philosopheme,
  • antecedent,
  • preliminary layout,
  • clotheshorse,
  • interpretation,
  • condition,
  • guess-so,
  • derivation,
  • tentative law,
  • shot in the dark,
  • lemma,
  • starting point,
  • assignment,
  • foundation.

Paraphrases for Hypothesis:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    assumption, assumptions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    supposition, assumption.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    thesis, idea, view.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    speculative, forecasted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    scenario.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    suggestion, postulate, notion, assertion, speculation, eventuality, expectation, dissertation, argument, event, inference, contention, probability, basis, concept, explanation, belief, chance, situation.
  • Adverb
    hypothetically.
  • Verb, past tense
    suggested, Speculated, used.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    suggest.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    hypothetical.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    premise, theory, presumption, possibility, conjecture, proposition, prediction, scenario.

Antonyms for Hypothesis:

• n.

  • assumption
    doubt, unexpected.
  • belief
    disbelief, nonbelief.
  • concept
    being, concrete.
  • guess
    calculation.
  • theory
    proof, fact, reality, calcualtion, truth, measurement.
  • Other antonyms:
    demonstration, assurance, discovery, knowledge, evidence, certainty.

Hypothesis Sentence Examples:

• They work upon the hypothesis that, like attracts like, and, if disease exist, those elements must be administered to set up the vibrations that will produce the polar opposite.

• Some case of either A being B or E being F is a case of C being D. The descent here from 'every' to 'some' takes the place of the transition from hypothesis to fact.

Holonyms for Hypothesis:

• n.

  • cognition
    theory.

Hypernym for Hypothesis:

• n.

  • cognition
    framework, supposal, hypothetical, theoretical account, speculation, conjecture, supposition, historicism, assumption, model, Gemmule.

Hyponym for Hypothesis:

• n.

  • cognition
    conception, construct, concept.
  • communication
    proposal.