I can only hypothesize that he came here for the necklace.
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Hypothesize
/haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/
Synonyms for "hypothesize" (87 found)
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Noun(8 words)
educated guessingestimatesfantasyingfictionalizingguess based decisionguessing without evidenceimaginingintuiting
entertain a theoryespouse a theorygeneralizeguesshave a theoryinferintellectualizelogicalizelogicize
Adverb(1 words)
highly theoretical modeling
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Noun(13 words)
making predictionpositingpositspostulatespropose a theoryspeculate about causesspeculatingstatesuppose yousurmisessuspectingtheorizingtheory building
philosophizepremisepresumeprovide a rationalerationalizereasonspeculatesurmisesyllogizesynthesizetheorizeuse reason
Verb(18 words)
ponderponder possibilitiespositpositedpostulatepostulatedpostulatingpredictspresumedpretendsspeculatedspeculatesstate the hypothesissupposesupposestheorisetheorizedtheorizes
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6 entrieshypothesize a mechanismhypothesize a relationshiphypothesize an effecthypothesize data patternshypothesize possible outcomeshypothesize the causal link
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Please read the manual and hypothesize 3 possible outcomes.
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Scientists hypothesize that Europa's hidden ocean is salty, tidal, and causes its ice surface to move, resulting in large fractures which are visible on its surface.
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Scientists hypothesize that Europa's hidden ocean is salty, tidal, and causes its ice surface to move, resulting in large fractures that are clearly visible.
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