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hypothetic
hy·po·thet·i·cal H0370500 (hī′pə-thĕt′ĭ-kəl)adj. also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt′ĭk)1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation.2. Conditional; contingent: the hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if.n. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then—just as a hypothetical.
[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.]
hy′po·thet′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hypothetic - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"conjectural, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, divinatory, supposedtheoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
hypotheticadjective1. Existing only in concept and not in reality:abstract, hypothetical, ideal, theoretic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental.2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:conjectural, hypothetical, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive.Translationshypothetic
Related to hypothetic: Hypothetical questionSynonyms for hypotheticadj existing only in concept and not in realitySynonyms- abstract
- hypothetical
- ideal
- theoretic
- theoretical
- transcendent
- transcendental
adj presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive groundsSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetical
- inferential
- presumptive
- supposed
- suppositional
- suppositious
- supposititious
- suppositive
Synonyms for hypotheticadj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidenceSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetical
- suppositional
- suppositious
- supposititious
- divinatory
- supposed
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