Antonyms for hypothesis

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi-

Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ-

Definition of hypothesis

Origin : 1590s, from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, from Greek hypothesis "base, basis of an argument, supposition," literally "a placing under," from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + thesis "a placing, proposition" (see thesis). A term in logic; narrower scientific sense is from 1640s.

noun theory

Example sentences :

Every one must admit, I think, that what Tolstoi has said of the hypothesis of the play is justified.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

And the construction of any hypothesis whatever is the work of the imagination.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Of the correctness of this hypothesis it is unnecessary to speak.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

No hypothesis he could form even remotely approached an explanation.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

But against the Darwinian hypothesis this argument has no force.
Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley

This hypothesis was so improbable that Darwin himself was forced to recognize it.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

What meaning has this fact upon any other hypothesis or supposition than one of successive modification?
Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

But he could show nothing of the kind, and his hypothesis has pretty well dropped into oblivion, as it deserved to do.
Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

One fact with which it is positively inconsistent is worth as much, and as powerful in negativing the hypothesis, as five hundred.
Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

Synonyms for hypothesis

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