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hypothetical

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hypothetical

existing only as an assumption or speculation
  • we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies
Synonyms of hypothetical

academic (also academical), conjectural, speculative, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)
Words Related to hypothetical

alleged, assumed, presumed, presupposed, proposed, supposed, unproved, unproven, untested

debatable, moot

abstract, conceptual, intellectual, metaphysical

nonclinical, nonpractical

nonempirical
Near Antonyms of hypothetical

clinical, practical

concrete, defined, definite, distinct

attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, tested, time-tested, validated, verified

empirical (also empiric), nonspeculative, nontheoretical, observational
Antonyms of hypothetical

actual, factual, real

hypothetical

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hypothetical

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
  • believes that predictions of the extinction of certain species as the result of global warming are based upon too many hypotheticals
Synonyms of hypothetical

assumption, given, if, postulate, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, supposition
Words Related to hypothetical

hypothesis, proposition, theory, thesis

axiom, truism, verity

belief, canon, doctrine, dogma, gospel, law

precept, principle, rule, standard, tenet

basis, foundation, ground

conclusion, deduction, inference

affirmation, assertion, avouchment, declaration

dictum, ipse dixit

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