Synonyms of theorizes

theorizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of theorize

as in speculates

to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real; to form or suggest a theory about something

Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speculates
• hypothesizes
• thinks
• says
• believes
• postulates
• presumes
• presupposes
• assumes
• supposes
• dreams
• premises
• deduces
• accepts
• infers
• surmises
• concludes
• swallows
• credits
• hypothecates
• gathers
• contends
• judges
• suspects
• conceives
• imagines
• insists
• suspicions
• asserts
• perceives
• alleges
• affirms
• guesses
• reckons
• figures
• claims
• declares
• conjectures
• takes
• avers
• maintains
• fancies
• professes
• avows
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• challenges
• doubts
• disagrees (with)
• distrusts
• disputes
• wonders (about)
• rejects
• discounts
• discredits
• questions
• repudiates
• disavows
• disclaims
• mistrusts
• controverts
• disbelieves
• refutes
• disproves
• belies
• rebuts
• disowns
• confutes

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of theorizes

Lowery theorizes that Bitcoin's PoW mechanism could transform cybersecurity, providing a new way of achieving secure computing on a global scale. —Liam Wright, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024