Proposition
Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Usage example: started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism
Theory is a synonym for proposition in conjecture topic. In some cases you can use "Theory" instead a noun "Proposition".
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
Proposition is a synonym for theory in conjecture topic. You can use "Proposition" instead a noun "Theory", if it concerns topics such as hypothesis.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- surmise and proposition
- surmise and theory
- approach and proposition
- approach and theory
- idea and proposition
- idea and theory
- conjecture and proposition
- conjecture and theory
- argument and proposition
- argument and theory
- assumption and proposition
- assumption and theory
- supposition and proposition
- supposition and theory
How words are described
| good | good proposition | good theory |
| similar | similar proposition | similar theory |
| complex | complex proposition | complex theory |
| original | original proposition | original theory |
| Other adjectives: interesting, above, different, controversial. | ||
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