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单词 hypotheticals
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hypothetical

adjective

hy·​po·​thet·​i·​cal ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-kəl How to pronounce hypothetical (audio)
: involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
hypothetical arguments
a hypothetical situation
hypothetical noun

Synonyms

  • academic
  • academical
  • conjectural
  • speculative
  • suppositional
  • theoretical
  • theoretic
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Example Sentences

She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point. we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies
Recent Examples on the Web Despite not yet being well known by many voters, Mr. Barnes was found in the Marquette poll to be in a statistical tie with Mr. Johnson in what was then a hypothetical matchup. John Mccormick, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 The glass studio Suna K lets a hypothetical be its guide: What if Ettore Sottsass, the 20th-century Italian architect, industrial designer and founder of the Memphis Group, had visited Anatolia? New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Both Barnes and the current employee understood these to be searching, hypothetical questions done in the interest of thoroughness, and neither had anything to share with Davis on those points. Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021 Given Alito’s description of this hypothetical person’s extraordinary Packers fandom, that person’s beliefs might even trend towards the genuinely spiritual. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 This hypothetical person — again, not me — started Dak Prescott and got a very good game, but guess who was on his bench: Jameis Winston. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021 To be sure, his problem with the app also extends beyond any mere hypothetical danger associated with US users. Andy Meek, BGR, 20 Aug. 2022 Medical expertise comes second to moral evaluations of strangers’ hypothetical situations. Tricia C. Bruce, Time, 20 Aug. 2022 The next-closest contender, former Vice President Mike Pence, notched just 9% in a hypothetical Trump-free primary. Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hypothetical

adjective

hy·​po·​thet·​i·​cal ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-kəl How to pronounce hypothetical (audio)
1
: involving or based on a hypothesis
2
: imagined as an example for further thought
a hypothetical situation

hypotheticals

noun

plural of hypothetical
as in assumptions
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 & Similar Words

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  • assumptions
  • theories
  • hypotheses
  • presumptions
  • premises
  • ifs
  • beliefs
  • presuppositions
  • suppositions
  • postulates
  • givens
  • assertions
  • propositions
  • axioms
  • premisses
  • inferences
  • principles
  • truisms
  • doctrines
  • verities
  • theses
  • laws
  • gospels
  • rules
  • precepts
  • conclusions
  • standards
  • tenets
  • dogmas
  • declarations
  • dicta
  • deductions
  • canons
  • affirmations
  • foundations
  • grounds
  • dogmata
  • dictums
  • bases
  • ipse dixits
  • avouchments
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