platonic

adjective

Definition of platonicnext
as in hypothetical

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Recent Examples of platonic The platonic ideal is to have AI models developed by domestic researchers, on domestic hardware, capturing domestic values, thereby ensuring the technology’s control by the government and independence of external interference. — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026 The two initially formed a platonic friendship before beginning a romantic relationship in 2016. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 And the influence that both romantic and platonic relationships have over a person’s lifespan raises concerns about the current declines in social health. — Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 Apps and platforms built for platonic connection Dating apps have dominated the digital social landscape for a decade, but a quieter category has emerged in the form of apps built specifically for friendship. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for platonic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
  1. hypothetical
  2. theoretical
  3. potential
  4. nonexistent
  5. possible
  6. conjectural
  7. ideal
  8. alleged
Adjective
  • Star City takes us to the other side of the Iron Curtain, exploring this hypothetical scenario from the Soviet side.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • In the Green New Deal discussion, though, this hypothetical meat ban effectively functioned as metaphorical shortcut for progressive political overreach.
    — David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Adjective
  • Although the idea of putting data centers into space has long been discussed on a theoretical basis, the technology has rapidly become a red-hot topic.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • That was driven by the theoretical potential of AI to displace traditional software, but IBM’s profit warning appeared to confirm that a secular shift is now under way.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of theoretical
Adjective
  • And also because candour is one of Tuchel’s own defining characteristics, both a strength and a potential weakness.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • An evacuation warning means a potential threat to life and/or property, and those who require time to evacuate were urged to leave ahead of any mandatory evacuation order.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of potential
Adjective
  • Always carry a physical guidebook or printed hike details in a waterproof bag as a backup, since batteries die and cell coverage on remote trails is often nonexistent.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • Foreign direct investment was practically nonexistent, as were new business formations.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of nonexistent
Adjective
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Probably the producers felt that introducing seven players all at once needed to go as quickly as possible.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of possible
Adjective
  • The first two questions are too hypothetical and conjectural.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
  • Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Definition of conjectural
Adjective
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Arc On Ear is designed to combine precision headphone correction with advanced physical modeling to recreate how real studio monitors behave in an ideal acoustic space.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of ideal
Adjective
  • The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
Definition of alleged

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