THEORY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a tentative theory about the natural world
   • a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
   Synonym(s)
   • hypothesis (what does hypothesis mean?)
   • possibility (what does possibility mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
   • he proposed a fresh theory
   Hypernyms(s) theory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concept (what does concept mean?)
   • conception (what does conception mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • theoretical account (what does theoretical account mean?)
   • framework (what does framework mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
   • supposition (what does supposition mean?)
   • supposal (what does supposal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a belief that can guide behavior
   Usage Example(s)
   • the architect has a theory that more is less
   • they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales
   Hypernyms(s) theory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • belief (what does belief mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • patchwork (what does patchwork mean?)
   • hodgepodge (what does hodgepodge mean?)
   • jumble (what does jumble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • theorize (what does theorize mean?)
   • theorise (what does theorise mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • hypothesize (what does hypothesize mean?)
   • hypothesise (what does hypothesise mean?)
   • hypothecate (what does hypothecate mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
3. Meaning
   • 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
   Usage Example(s)
   • theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypothes
   Hypernyms(s) theory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reductionism (what does reductionism mean?)
   • blastogenesis (what does blastogenesis mean?)
   • preformation (what does preformation mean?)
   • theory of preformation (what does theory of preformation mean?)
   • scientific theory (what does scientific theory mean?)
   • field theory (what does field theory mean?)
   • economic theory (what does economic theory mean?)
   • atomism (what does atomism mean?)
   • atomic theory (what does atomic theory mean?)
   • atomist theory (what does atomist theory mean?)
   • atomistic theory (what does atomistic theory mean?)
   • holism (what does holism mean?)
   • holistic theory (what does holistic theory mean?)
   • structuralism (what does structuralism mean?)
   • structural sociology (what does structural sociology mean?)
   • structuralism (what does structuralism mean?)
   • structural anthropology (what does structural anthropology mean?)