Disbelief and Theory

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Disbelief noun - Refusal to accept something as true.

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Theory is an antonym for disbelief.

Nearby Words: disbelieving, disbeliever

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Disbelief is an antonym for theory in hypothesis topic.

similar	similar disbelief	similar theory
complete	complete disbelief	complete theory
initial	initial disbelief	initial theory
entire	entire disbelief	entire theory
Other adjectives: great, personal, persistent, advanced, prevalent, general.

This happened nearly every week in the early episodes of Monk; the implausibility of Monk's theory about the crime would be met with disbelief by Captain Stottlemeyer, and usually everyone else.

Source: Cassandra Truth / Live-Action TV
Of course, there are Time Travel Paradoxes and Logic Bombs abound in this theory, so it definitely requires some Willing Suspension of Disbelief.

Source: The Earth Prime Theory
The Big Bang Theory featured a scene in which Penny expresses disbelief that Leonard, Howard, and Raj haven't gone fishing with their fathers before.

Source: Misery Poker

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