Noun
Synonyms by this part of speech
A provisional idea aimed at interpreting a phenomenon
- hypothesis
- supposition
- thesis
- assumption
- speculation
- belief
- conjecture
- feeling
- guess
- hunch
A detailed explanation of a process or structure viewed as correct
- system
- science
- basis
- concept
- method
- principle
- scheme
- model
- theorem
- base
A framework of concepts explaining known events or governing a subject
- concepts
- ideas
- principles
- rules
- doctrine
- laws
- philosophy
- dogma
- ideology
- science