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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of theorizes

James Hager’s dramatic body camera footage, which showed him being battered, and Mansfield theorizes Lopez feared a conviction was likely. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Kwon theorizes that as the extra tax refunds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act got spent, retail buyers pulled back. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

The shoes were too different compared to the originals and thus were all but ignored by everyday casual shoppers — another demographic who Chase theorizes would accept the Protro updates. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

But doctoral student Jonathan Carcache theorizes that the lousewort is helping its neighbors as much as stealing from them. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

While climate change has had a negative effect on innumerable populations, Kohl theorizes that black vultures — and vultures, in general — may represent an exception. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

The other hypothesis theorizes supermassive black hole seeds came from a large gas cloud collapsing, due to its large mass and strong gravity, into a black hole. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

One answer is the Rare Earth hypothesis, which theorizes that our planet really is special. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026

Gavin theorizes that maybe everything is a little too nice, a little too boring, and Kenny wants some more passion in his relationship. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 June 2026