HYPOTHESES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

hypotheses

noun

plural of hypothesis

as in theories

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation working on the hypothesis that teenagers function better in the late morning, some high schools are starting classes later

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Recent Examples of hypotheses The humans would explore — surfacing hypotheses, chasing hunches, venturing into territory the data didn’t obviously support. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026 To achieve this, domain experts need to provide their most sophisticated hypotheses and command the AI to find the failure points. —

Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Science requires lots of decisions—researchers must choose which hypotheses to pursue and which simulations to run. —

Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 May 2026 Childhood is a long series of experiments—testing out hypotheses and making adjustments. —

Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 To test these hypotheses, a team from Columbia and Harvard decided to see if they could get rid of one of the 20 currently in use. —

ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026 What is emerging is a picture of an artist of profound mathematical acuity, who mobilized geometric, sequential, and modular forms to test hypotheses on interrelation, regeneration, and evolution in pursuit of mystical revelation. —

Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 His method of intellectual humility is to admit ignorance, test variables and revise working hypotheses based on new data, staying open to suggestions from others the whole time. —

Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 This is also where the viewer will likely find their assumptions or hypotheses about Floyd’s death and the guilty party (or parties) involved start sifting through their fingers like sand. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

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Out of these theories, the last seemed the most speculative, personal, and, therefore, pertinent.

— Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
There are fan theories that at least part of Vought Rising will take place after the events of The Boys, where the WWII-era flashbacks will be the other half of the show.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026