Hypothesis
Hypothesis noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
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Synonyms for Hypothesis
Idea is a synonym for hypothesis in notion topic. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Hypothesis".
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- In addition, the setting's "multi-verse" is based on the idea of the multiple-world hypothesis, in which every time any person makes a choice, a new alternate timeline is branched off that reflects those choices.
Source: In Spite of a Nail -
The idea of evolution didn't even exist in the Viking era, let alone a hypothesis that could even be considered probable by superstitious people like Vikings.
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Although Cushing and other characters talk about the probable cause of several murders, they never utter the word "werewolf" or "wolfman": "It could have been... (the other guy waits to hear the anticipated hypothesis) No, that's a preposterous idea".
Source: Not Using the "Z" Word
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Idea and Hypothesis. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hypothesis/idea
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