10 Letter Words for Hypothesis
hypothesis
9 Letter Words for Hypothesis
hypothesi
8 Letter Words for Hypothesis
hostship, isohyets, isotypes, ossypite, phthises, phytoses, phytosis, pithoses, typhosis
7 Letter Words for Hypothesis
ethiops, hipshot, isohyet, isotype, ophites, peshito, physios, poshest, posiest, posties, potsies, sepiost, sophies, sophist, sopites, typhose
6 Letter Words for Hypothesis
eoiths, epoist, estops, ethiop, heists, hishes, hithes, hoises, hoists, hoseys, hostie, hypoth, hyssop, hythes, ophite, pestis, pestos, phosis, phossy, physes, physio, physis, pioyes, pishes, pisote, pistes, pithes, pithos, poesis, poises, poshes, posies, posits, posset, possie, postie, potsie, poyses, ptoses, ptosis, pyoses, pyosis, sepoys, shiest, shohet, shotes, shyest, shyish, sieths, sithes, sophis, sopite, sothis, spites, sposhy, stipes, stipos, stoeps, stopes, sythes, tepoys, thesis, toises, tophes, toshes, toyish
5 Letter Words for Hypothesis
eoith, ephoi, epist, estop, ethos, eyots, heist, hesps, hests, heths, hissy, hists, hithe, hoise, hoist, hopes, hopis, hoses, hosey, hosts, hotei, hypes, hypho, hypos, hythe, ishes, osset, pesos, pesto, pests, pesty, petos, phies, phish, phohs, phose, phoss, phots, piest, piets, piety, pioye, pioys, pisos, piste, piths, pithy, poesy, poets, poise, poses, posey, posit, posse, possy, posts, potes, potsy, poyse, pyets, pyots, seity, sepoy, septs, sesti, sheth, shets, shies, ships, shipt, shish, shist, shits, shoes, shope, shops, shote, shots, siest, sieth, sipes, sites, sithe, sophi, sophs, sophy, sosie, soths, sotie, speos, spets, spies, spise, spite, spits, sposh, spots, steps, sties, stipe, stipo, stoep, stope, stops, stosh, sypes, syphs, sysop, sythe, tepoy, theos, those, tipsy, toise, topes, tophe, tophi, tophs, topsy, toses, toshy, tossy, types, typos, yesso, yests, yetis, yipes, yites
4 Letter Words for Hypothesis
epit, epos, esop, espy, ests, eths, eyot, hehs, heps, hept, hesp, hest, heth, hets, heys, hies, hipe, hips, hipt, hish, hiss, hist, hits, hoes, hoey, hohs, hoit, hope, hopi, hops, hose, hosp, hoss, host, hote, hoth, hoti, hots, hoys, hyes, hype, hypo, hyps, hypt, hyte, ipse, ipso, isos, isth, itsy, opes, opsy, opts, oses, osse, otis, oyes, peho, pehs, peso, pess, pest, peto, pets, phis, phit, phoh, phos, phot, phys, pies, piet, pioy, pise, pish, piso, piss, pist, pith, pits, pity, poet, pohs, pois, pose, posh, poss, post, posy, pote, poti, pots, psis, psst, psts, pyes, pyet, pyot, seis, seit, seps, sept, seth, sets, seys, shes, shet, shih, ship, shit, shoe, shop, shot, shpt, sipe, sips, sise, sish, sist, site, sith, sits, sope, soph, sops, sosh, soth, sots, soys, spet, spie, spit, spot, step, stey, stie, stop, syes, sype, syph, syst, they, thio, this, thos, ties, tipe, tips, toes, toey, tope, toph, topi, tops, tose, tosh, toss, tosy, toys, tshi, tyes, type, typo, yeps, yeso, yest, yeth, yeti, yipe, yips, yite, yote
3 Letter Words for Hypothesis
ehs, eos, epi, esp, ess, est, eth, ety, heh, hei, heo, hep, hes, het, hey, hie, hip, his, hit, hoe, hoh, hoi, hop, hos, hot, hoy, hts, hye, hyp, ihp, ihs, ios, iph, ipo, ips, ise, ish, iso, ist, its, iyo, oes, ohs, oie, ois, ope, ops, opt, ose, osi, oye, oys, peh, pes, pet, phi, pho, pht, pie, pis, pit, poh, poi, pos, pot, poy, psi, pst, pte, pts, pty, pye, sei, sep, set, sey, she, shh, shi, sho, shp, sht, shy, sie, sip, sis, sit, sop, sot, soy, sps, spt, spy, sse, ssh, ssp, sty, sye, tes, the, tho, thy, tie, tip, tis, toe, toi, top, tos, toy, tph, tpi, tps, tsh, tsi, tsp, tss, tye, typ, yeh, yeo, yep, yes, yet, yip, yis, yoe, yoi, yos, yot
Definitions for Hypothesis
[1] a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
[2] a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument.
[3] the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
[4] a mere assumption or guess.
[5] a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena, either accepted as a basis for further verification (working hypothesis ) or accepted as likely to be true Compare theory (def. 5)
[6] an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition
[7] an unproved theory; a conjecture
Words related to Hypothesis
proposition, conjecture, inference, thesis, explanation, guess, supposition, assumption, rationale, theorem, premise, interpretation, axiom, conclusion, demonstration, ground, layout, basis, system, postulate
Words nearby Hypothesis
hypothecium, hypothenar, hypothenuse, hypothermal, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothesis testing, hypothesize, hypothetical, hypothetical imperative, hypothetico-deductive
Origin of Hypothesis
First recorded in 1590–1600, hypothesis is from the Greek word hypóthesis basis, supposition. See hypo-, thesis
Words that may be confused with Hypothesis
hypothesis, law, theory, (see, synonym, study, at, theory), deduction, extrapolation, induction, generalization, hypothesis
Other words from Hypothesis
hy·poth·e·sist , noun
coun·ter·hy·poth·e·sis , noun, plural coun·ter·hy·poth·e·ses.
sub·hy·poth·e·sis , noun, plural sub·hy·poth·e·ses.
hy′po•thet′ i•cal (hī′pə-thĕt′ ĭ-kəl ) adj.
Word origin for Hypothesis
C16: from Greek, from hupotithenai to propose, suppose, literally: put under; see hypo- , thesis
Synonyms for Hypothesis
assumption, axiom, conclusion, conjecture, explanation, guess, inference, interpretation, premise, proposition, rationale, supposition, theorem, thesis, antecedent, assignment, attribution, basis, belief, condition, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, foundation, ground, layout, lemma, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, presupposition, principle, proposal, reason, scheme, speculation, suggestion, surmise, system, term, apriority, shot in the dark, starting point, tentative law
