hypothetical
hy·po·thet·i·cal
adj \ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-kəl\Definition of HYPOTHETICAL
: being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural <hypothetical arguments> <a hypothetical situation>
— hypothetical noun
— hy·po·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Examples of HYPOTHETICAL
- She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.
- <we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies>
First Known Use of HYPOTHETICAL
1588
Related to HYPOTHETICAL
Related Words: alleged, assumed, presumed, presupposed, proposed, supposed, unproved, unproven, untested; debatable, moot; abstract, conceptual, intellectual, metaphysical; nonclinical, nonpractical; nonempirical
Near Antonyms: clinical, practical; concrete, defined, definite, distinct; attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, tested, time-tested, validated, verified; empirical (also empiric), nonspeculative, nontheoretical, observational
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