THEORIES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

theories

noun

plural of theory

as in hypotheses

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation set out to prove her theory that people can't really taste any difference between colas, so they buy according to the product's image

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Recent Examples of theories Several theories involving collective electronic interactions remain possible. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Grueling weeks of testimony In a trial that stretched over five weeks, included more than 80 witnesses and attracted international attention to the issue of postpartum mental health, jurors heard competing theories about Clancy's mental condition. — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Gray has two theories about why such bans don’t seem to be producing bigger shifts. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 There's opinion journalism, and then there are crackpot theories that get in the way of legitimacy. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 There are theories about that too, the most prominent of which relates to the higher level of tannic acid present in red oak acorns. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026 From cops to criminals, theories floated from season to season well into the new century. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Though theories implicated everyone from rival rapper Biggie Smalls to Knight’s wife Sharitha — neither of whom was ever charged in connection with the murder — investigators long suspected the killing was gang-related. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Astrophysicists have several theories for what dark matter could be. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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Until then, readers should take these issues as interesting hypotheses and case discussions.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The models have to suss them out by taking actions in the game, seeing what happens, forming hypotheses, and then taking more actions to test those theories.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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Sustained gunfire began past midnight at the premises of the Diori Hamani International Airport, which hosts a major military base, according to an AP witness who requested anonymity for safety reasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
The premises is also set to exhibit thousands of objects sourced from the Powerhouse Collection, a massive national archive of artifacts.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

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