Knowledge and Theory

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Knowledge

Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.

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Antonyms for Knowledge

Theory is an antonym for knowledge.

Nearby Word: knowledgeable

Theory

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

Usage example: set out to prove her theory that people can't really taste any difference between colas, so they buy according to the product's image

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Synonyms for Theory

Antonyms for Theory

Knowledge is an antonym for theory in hypothesis topic.

Nearby Words: theoretical, theoretic, theoretically, theorist, theorizing

How words are described

good	good knowledge	good theory
common	common knowledge	common theory
certain	certain knowledge	certain theory
current	current knowledge	current theory
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, great, little, personal, new, advanced, general, military, basic, scientific, previous, modern, magical.

Both words in one sentence

The resulting head trip of a film requires advanced knowledge of jungian theory, and knowledge of Gnostic belief to understand at all (but is still plenty entertaining if you don't).

Source: The Movie / Anime and Manga
Tosin Abasi has a huge understanding of musical theory and puts all his knowledge into his music. Though...

Source: Black and Nerdy
Tosin has a great understanding of musical theory and puts all of his knowledge into his music.

Source: Music / Animals as Leaders

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