thesis

UK /ˈθiːsɪs/ US /ˈθisɪs/

noun 5

Collocations

17

1

(noun.) part of a university degree

ADJ

doctoral, MA, Master's, MSc, PhD, etc. | chemistry, geology, etc. | research

VERB + THESIS

work on | complete, do, write (up) | submit | publish

THESIS + NOUN

research, title, topic

PREP

by ~

He earned his degree by thesis rather than by taking final exams.

in a/the ~

The main arguments in her thesis focused on climate change solutions.

~ about/on

My sister wrote her master's thesis about the history of jazz in New Orleans.

2

(noun.) statement of an idea/a theory

ADJ

basic, central, main

VERB + THESIS

prove, support

The study's findings proved her thesis that exercise improves mental health.

disprove

advance

Scientists have advanced the thesis that exercise significantly improves mental health.

challenge, refute

PREP

~ about

My sister is writing a thesis about climate change and its impact on ocean life.

Definitions

noun

1

Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

I submit these nine theses to Wikipedia’s community and to the world. I do this, as Martin Luther said when he posted his famous 95 theses, “Out of love for the truth and the desire to elucidate it.” […] I am confident that every thesis stands on solid ground.

2

Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

I told them of the grave, becoming, and ſublime deportment they ſhould aſſume upon this myſtical occaſion, and read them two homilies and a theſis of my own compoſing, in order to prepare them.

3

Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

4

Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

5

Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from rese

dissertation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

I submit these nine theses to Wikipedia’s community and to the world. I do this, as Martin Luther said when he posted his famous 95 theses, “Out of love for the truth and the desire to elucidate it.”

Wiktionary

02

I told them of the grave, becoming, and ſublime deportment they ſhould aſſume upon this myſtical occaſion, and read them two homilies and a theſis of my own compoſing, in order to prepare them.

Wiktionary

03

He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.

Tatoeba · #18861

04

Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.

Tatoeba · #20963

05

I'll need at least three days to translate that thesis.

Tatoeba · #43312

06

This data is for my thesis.

Tatoeba · #60885

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