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noun as in belief, assumption to be tested

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• proposition
• supposition

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• contestation
• postulation
• presumption
• presupposition

noun as in written dissertation

• argumentation
• composition
• disquisition

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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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noun as in putting regard in as true

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• understanding

noun as in main part of written work

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noun as in written or musical creation

• arrangement
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noun as in argument for idea

• advancement
• affirmation
• asseveration
• declaration
• explanation
• maintaining
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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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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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THESIS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THESIS?

Need another word that means the same as “thesis”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “thesis” in this overview.

Thesis as a Noun

Definitions of "thesis" as a noun, synonyms of "thesis" as a noun (22 words), usage examples of "thesis" as a noun, associations of "thesis" (30 words).

The synonyms of “Thesis” are: dissertation, theory, contention, argument, line of argument, proposal, proposition, premise, assumption, presumption, hypothesis, postulation, surmise, supposition, essay, paper, treatise, disquisition, composition, monograph, study, piece of writing

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English , “thesis” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree.
• A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
• An unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse.
• (in Hegelian philosophy) a proposition forming the first stage in the process of dialectical reasoning.
• An unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument.
• A long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written by a candidate for a university degree.

• His central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world.
• A doctoral thesis.

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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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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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J. Frank Dobie :

The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.

Maxim Behar :

My global PR revolution thesis will certainly not go down without criticism. The most severe criticism should be expected from the people who don`t know the PR industry. They might say, Revolution? What revolution? Facebook is just out there anyway!

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.

Morgan Stanley economist Manoj Pradhan :

By convincing markets and policymakers that secular stagnation is the correct model of the economy, the thesis may have paradoxically lowered real interest rates enough to make secular stagnation less likely.

Miles Goslett :

A coroner is independent of the government, a coroner’s inquest goes into an investigation with an open mind, they don’t go into it to prove a thesis. A public inquiry into this man’s death was to prove a thesis, that he killed himself. It was a whitewash, a travesty.

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Definition of thesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.
• He presented this thesis for his PhD.
• a thesis for a master's degree
• He's doing a doctoral thesis on the early works of Shostakovich.
• Many departments require their students to do a thesis defense.
• She completed an MSc by thesis.
• her thesis adviser at MIT
• in a/​the thesis
• thesis about

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• I wrote my thesis on literacy strategies for boys .
• Her main thesis is that children need a lot of verbal stimulation .
• boilerplate
• composition
• dissertation
• essay question
• peer review

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noun. ['ˈθiːˌsɪs'] an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument.

• thesis (Latin)
• θέσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
• psychokinesis

How do you pronounce thesis?

Pronounce thesis as ˈθiˌsɪs.

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Sentences with thesis

1. Noun, singular or mass Some students and professionals choose to write the thesis after they have written the paper itself. 2. Adjective Other writers have difficulty making thesis statements clear, concise and credible.

Quotes about thesis

1. I wrote a thesis on love, and I wrote it in lipstick. Of course, I also got blood on the paper, because the lipstick was still attached to her cheating lips. - Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

noun. ['ˈθiːˌsɪs'] a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree.

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