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noun as in belief, assumption to be tested

Strongest matches

• proposition
• supposition

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• contestation
• postulation
• presumption
• presupposition

noun as in written dissertation

• argumentation
• composition
• disquisition

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Example sentences.

In “Back Home,” Gil also revisits the nostalgia for the South explored in his Johns Hopkins thesis, “Circle of Stone.”

At least father and son were in alignment on this central thesis: acting “gay”—bad; being thought of as gay—bad.

Her doctoral thesis, says Ramin Takloo at the University of Illinois, was simply outstanding.

Marshall McLuhan long ago argued the now accepted thesis that different mediums have different influences on thinking.

He wrote his Master's thesis on the underrepresentation of young people in Congress.

And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.

It will be for the reader to determine whether the main thesis of the book has gained or lost by the new evidence.

But the word thesis, when applied to Systems, does not mean the 'position' of single notes, but of groups of notes.

This conclusion, it need hardly be said, is in entire agreement with the main thesis of the preceding pages.

Sundry outlying Indians, with ammunition to waste, took belly and knee rests and strengthened the thesis to the contrary.

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Words related to thesis are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word thesis . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in putting regard in as true

• expectation
• understanding

noun as in main part of written work

• dissertation

noun as in written or musical creation

• arrangement
• literary work
• short story

noun as in argument for idea

• advancement
• affirmation
• asseveration
• declaration
• explanation
• maintaining
• predication

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On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thesis, such as: contention, hypothesis, opinion, premise, proposition, and supposition.

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Definition of thesis.

• late 14c., "unaccented syllable or note," from Latin thesis "unaccented syllable in poetry," later "stressed part of a metrical foot," from Greek thesis "a proposition," also "downbeat" (in music), originally "a setting down or placing," from root of tithenai "to place, put, set," from PIE root *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Sense in logic of "a proposition, statement to be proved" is first recorded 1570s; that of "dissertation written by a candidate for a university degree" is from 1650s.
• noun belief, assumption to be tested
• noun written dissertation
• The mere exposition of a thesis would have little or no value.
• Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
• It merely proves that Dannar's statement in the preface of his Thesis is correct.
• Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone
• Of this discovery, the first distinct assertion is contained in the thesis of Protagoras.
• Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
• But I would say that your thesis has a remarkably low index of probability.
• Extract from : « The Cuckoo Clock » by Wesley Barefoot
• You are obliged to defend a thesis you do not understand, by arguments you cannot measure.
• Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
• I mean that, without conceding the point, it's a thesis I'll not argue.
• Extract from : « A Rent In A Cloud » by Charles James Lever
• That thesis will make or mar you as far as your first job goes.
• Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
• He wrote a thesis on the lyric poetry of our country comparing it with that of Europe.
• Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
• The negative part of Dilke's thesis is perhaps the more plausible.
• Extract from : « Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) » by William Wagstaffe
• I abandon a thesis for lack of words that shall supply my reasons.
• Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley

Synonyms for thesis

• argumentation
• composition
• contestation
• disquisition
• postulation
• presumption
• presupposition
• proposition
• supposition

Thesis antonyms

What is the opposite word for thesis .

• fact written dissertation, belief
• certainty written dissertation, belief
• reality written dissertation, belief
• proof written dissertation, belief
• truth belief

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Synonyms for thesis

• proposition
• line of argument
• dissertation
• composition
• disquisition
• supposition

a hypothetical controversial proposition

• contestation

a thorough, written presentation of an original point of view

Something taken to be true without proof.

• postulation
• presupposition

an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Related words, a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research.

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Synonyms for thesis ˈθi sɪs the·sis, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word thesis ., princeton's wordnet rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes.

thesis noun

an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Synonyms: dissertation

dissertation, thesis noun

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Synonyms: dissertation , thesis

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Dictionary of english synonymes rate these synonyms: 4.0 / 1 vote.

Synonyms: proposition , position , dictum , doctrine

Synonyms: theme , subject , topic , text

Synonyms: essay , dissertation , composition

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List of paraphrases for "thesis":

dissertation , theses , theory , argument , proposition , contention , memory

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu :

If Greece believes in itself, if it has the courage and trusts its thesis, then ... let it come and sit at the table.

William Bratton :

The whole thesis of 'broken windows' is: If over time you don't address an issue, over time it will create a larger issue.

Dale Kuska :

Matters of questionable academic conduct are not the norm on campus, but this case was handled as any other similar case would be, we followed our instructions, as written, during the adjudication and Honor Board procedures, through the resubmission and acceptance of the thesis.

Michael Osterholm :

Understanding that the whole thesis of contact tracing may just fall on this very issue [ of super spreaders ], if you have a small number of cases, you can clearly try to contact trace all of them, and you're not wondering if they're super spreaders or not. With many thousands of cases, you're always going to be trying to determine : what are the highest priority ? If you don't have a sense of who the super spreaders are, there's no way you can [ factor ] that in.

David Bain :

Arrival increases bode well for Macau's longer-term bull thesis which includes an unparalleled geographic gaming location, small mainland penetration and upcoming multi-staged infrastructure improvements.

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