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English adjective: hypothetical | |||
| 1. | hypothetical based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | ||
| Samples | Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural. The supposed reason for his absence. Suppositious reconstructions of dead languages. Hypothetical situation. | ||
| Synonyms | conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious | ||
| Similar | theoretic, theoretical | ||
| Antonyms | empirical, empiric | ||
English noun: hypothetical | |||
| 1. | hypothetical (cognition) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. | ||
| Samples | Consider the following, just as a hypothetical. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hypothesis, possibility, theory | ||
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