Synonyms of the word

theory

• n. (obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.
• n. (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena, or which sets…
• n. (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to…
• n. (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
• n. A hypothesis or conjecture.
• n. (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them. Equivalently, a formal…

belief

• n. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
• n. Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire…
• n. (countable) Something believed.
• n. (uncountable) The quality or state of believing.
• n. (uncountable) Religious faith.
• n. (in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.

concept

• n. abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
• n. understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic,…
• n. (programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their…

conception

• n. The act of conceiving.
• n. The state of being conceived; the beginning.
• n. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
• n. The start of pregnancy.
• n. The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
• n. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation…
• n. An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

construct

• n. Something constructed from parts.
• n. A concept or model.
• n. (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or…
• v. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
• v. (transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
• v. (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric…

explanation

• n. The act or process of explaining.
• n. Something that explains, makes understandable.
• n. (euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.

hypothesis

• n. (sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem…
• n. (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
• n. (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.

possibility

• n. The quality of being possible.
• n. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
• n. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.