theoreticaladjective
uk/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/C2 based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of that subject:
theoretical physics
C2 related to an explanation that has not been proved
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Logic and reason
- a priori
- cerebral
- clear head
- clearly
- coherent
- conceptual
- inductive
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- pop psychology
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- rational
- reasoning
- sophism
- sophistry
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