hypothesis

Meaning

1. A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation.
2. (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
3. The antecedent of a conditional statement.

Synonyms

assumption

theory

supposition

conjecture

guess

speculation

presumption

surmise

guesswork

premise

possibility

thesis

postulate

surmisal

presupposition

suppose

assume

theorem

doctrine

reason

shebang

supposal

supposed

teachings

thought

💭

view

postulation

belief

business

case

cause

conceit

concern

condition

fictional

hypothetical

if

imagination

matter

posit

affair

preamble

precondition

prerequisite

presumptuousness

Translations

hypothèse

Hypothese

hipótesis

ipotesi

hipótese

hypothese

υπόθεση

hipòtesi

Annahme

veronderstelling

onderstelling

suposição

supposition

Vermutung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/

Etymology

Recorded since 1596, from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”), itself from ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “I set before, suggest”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”). Compare hypothec.

Sentences

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .