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Thesaurus Definition of thesis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proposition
• speculation
• explanation
• presupposition
• supposition
• generalization
• presumption
• abstraction

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synonyms for thesis

• proposition
• supposition
• contestation
• postulation
• presumption
• presupposition

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How to use thesis in a sentence

We have already seen (p. xxi) that this was one of the important theses of the Muʿtazilite Kalam.

In 1597 he maintained public theses in Mathematics, Philosophy, and Law with the highest applause.

The theses on indulgences having brought him to the knowledge of the truth, he had forthwith made a bold profession of the faith.

He went to Wittenberg, in his innocence, intending to tack on the church-door there his theses.

I think it in very bad taste, always impertinent, and often pedantic, to attempt to prove theses by writing stories.

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a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.

a subject for a composition or essay.

a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.

Music . the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. : Compare arsis (def. 1) .

a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.

(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. : Compare arsis (def. 2) .

Philosophy . See under Hegelian dialectic .

Origin of thesis

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• 1. antithesis , synthesis , thesis
• 2. dissertation , thesis

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How to use thesis in a sentence

“The Saudis have been proving the thesis of the film — they do in fact have an army,” said Thor Halvorssen, founder and chief executive of the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which funded the movie.

It’s a hypothesis that Bush pursued in her master’s thesis , and last year she began attending virtual Goth parties in a final round of field work before defending her doctoral thesis later this year.

While this partnership was planned prior to the coronavirus outbreak, co-founder Jordana Kier said the pandemic instantly proved out the expansion thesis .

They’ve had to defend that thesis for a very, very long time in front of a variety of different customers and different people.

Over the past decade, In-Q-Tel has been one of the most active investors in the commercial space sector, with a broad investment thesis that touches many aspects of the sector.

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.

British Dictionary definitions for thesis

/ ( ˈθiːsɪs ) /

a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma

a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument

a subject for a discussion or essay

an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument

music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting

(in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus : Compare arsis

philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for thesis

The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence .

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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What is another word for thesis ?

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

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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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David Feldman :

The vast majority of experts now either agree with us or accept that there is a strong case for our thesis.

Madeline Peltz :

The Republican Party was sort of testing this thesis about, do we continue down this path of Trumpism, of extreme election denial, and that was being reflected in the right wing media’s commentary on Brazil as well — they were testing that thesis both in the American elections and in the Brazilian elections.

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.

Wayne Kaufman :

This is just a kneejerk reaction, based on a bear thesis that Express Scripts will start to dictate prices, i don't see how this is any different than any other company in another sector getting more competition. Soon people will go through the stocks one-by-one to see which got oversold.

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!

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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

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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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Thesis synonyms

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• dissertation study, publishing
• contention proposition, belief
• proposition belief, conjecture
• argument matter, theme
• theory belief, conjecture
• hypothesis belief, theory
• supposition belief, conjecture
• assumption conjecture, reason
• paper publishing, dissertation
• premise reason, theory

• postulate assumption, reason
• treatise dissertation, research paper
• monograph dissertation, research paper
• presupposition conjecture, reason
• opinion assumption, proposition
• assertion proposition
• composition publishing, dissertation
• theme subject, publishing
• postulation reason, theory
• disquisition study, memoir
• theorem assumption
• point theme
• subject theme, statement
• discourse memoir, debate
• belief proposition
• proposal theory
• study research paper