B2nounformaleducationacademic
US/ˈθiː.sɪs/
UK/ˈθiː.sɪs/
a long piece of writing done for a university degree; also the main idea that a writer argues for
In context
She is writing her master's thesis on language learning apps.
State your thesis clearly in the first paragraph of the essay.
The book's central thesis is that cities shape the way we think.
Words that go with thesis
verb + noun
- write a thesisHe spent two years trying to write a thesis on rural schools.
noun + noun
- PhD thesisHer PhD thesis was later published as a book.
- thesis statementEvery good essay needs a clear thesis statement.
adjective + noun
- central thesisThe central thesis of the article is easy to follow.
- doctoral thesisHis doctoral thesis looked at the history of the Vietnamese alphabet.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I have two thesis to finish.Correct: I have two theses to finish.