What does "hypothesizing" mean?

present participle and gerund of hypothesize

Hypothesizing

Q: What is a synonym for "hypothesizing"?

Common synonyms include: conjectural, conjecture, conjecturing, explanation proposal, hypothesis formation, hypothesis-building.

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of hypothesize form-of, gerund, participle, present

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conjectural conjecture conjecturing explanation proposal hypothesis formation hypothesis-building

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certainty concluding concrete disproving

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"Instead of sitting there and hypothesizing pointlessly like the bunch of armchair theorists you are, why not go out and do some actual research for a change?"

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