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View usage for: (haɪpəθetɪkəl) Word forms: plural hypotheticalsadjectiveIf something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones. Ed poses a series of hypothetical situations to see what Mitch would be willing todo if he knew no one would find out. ...a purely hypothetical question. Synonyms: theoretical, supposed, academic, assumed More Synonyms of hypothetical hypothetically (haɪpəθetɪkli) adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] He was invariably willing to discuss the possibilities hypothetically. It bases its figures on what it might, hypothetically, be earning on past investment. Hypothetical is also a noun. Well, at present we won't speculate on hypotheticals. hypothetical in British English (ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl) or hypothetic adjective1. having the nature of a hypothesis 2. assumed or thought to exist 3. logic another word for conditional (sense 4) 4. existing only as an idea or concept a time machine is a hypothetical device Derived forms hypothetically (ˌhypoˈthetically) adverb hypothetical in American English (ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl) adjective1. based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed 2. given to the use of hypotheses a hypothetical mind 3. Logic conditional : Also ˌhypoˈthetic noun4. a hypothetical statement, idea, circumstance, etc. Derived forms hypothetically (ˌhypoˈthetically) adverb Word origin < Gr hypothetikos (< hypothesis) + -al Examples of 'hypothetical' in a sentencehypothetical In other languageshypothetical British English: hypothetical ADJECTIVE If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones. …a purely hypothetical question. - American English: hypothetical
- Brazilian Portuguese: hipotético
- Chinese: 假设的
- European Spanish: hipotético
- French: hypothétique
- German: hypothetisch
- Italian: ipotetico
- Japanese: 仮説の
- Korean: 가정의
- European Portuguese: hipotético
- Latin American Spanish: hipotético
Definition based on assumption rather than fact or reality a purely hypothetical question Synonyms Opposites known , real , proven , true , established , confirmed , actual Additional synonymsDefinition of theoretical interest only These arguments are purely academic. Synonyms theoretical, ideal, abstract, speculative, hypothetical, impractical, notional, conjecturalSynonyms taken for granted, expected, accepted, supposed, presumed, hypothetical, surmised, presupposed There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims. Synonyms speculative, theoretical, tentative, hypothetical, supposed, academic, surmised, suppositional |