hypothetical
hypo·theti·cal (hī′pə t̸het′i kəl)
adjective
- based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed
- given to the use of hypotheses a hypothetical mind
- Logic conditional
Etymology: < Gr hypothetikos (< hypothesis) + -al
noun
a hypothetical statement, idea, circumstance, etc.
hypothetical
modif.
Supposed
presupposed, suppositious, suppositional, conditional, conjectural, imagined, indeterminate, speculative, indefinite, questionable, unconfirmed, equivocal, doubtful, conjecturable, concocted, suspect, stochastic, stochastical, assumed by hypothesis, possible, uncertain, debatable, imaginary, of the nature of hypothesis, vague, theoretical, pretending, open, provisory, casual, disputable, refutable, postulational, contestable, presumptive, hypothesized, assumptive, contingent, theoretic, postulated, based on incomplete knowledge; see also assumed 1, likely 1.Antonyms
proved*, demonstrated, confirmed. Characterized by hypothesis
postulated, academic, philosophical; see theoretical.
Preposition: at
- moment: If we can pull it off from here we would run out of superlatives but that's hypothetical at the moment.
- stage: However, questions about bringing bin Laden to trial were bordering on the hypothetical at this stage.
Modifies a noun
- comparator: However, if you cannot do this, the court or tribunal considering your case may construct a hypothetical comparator for you.
- scenario: Challenge, a hypothetical scenario for you to analyze.
- tenant: The hypothetical tenant in an ability to pay scenario is likely to have no profit motive.
- purchaser: The value must reflect what a hypothetical purchaser would pay at the valuation date.
- reasoning: And certainly such hypothetical reasoning may included blind sport.
- imperative: This kind of guidance Kant calls ' hypothetical imperatives ' .
Modifying Another Word
- purely: However, the possibility of an indemnity is not purely hypothetical.
- merely: It is, at any rate, a merely hypothetical statement.
- entirely: It should be clearly understood that the basis on which the points listed below are being raised is entirely hypothetical.
- all: He added: " I've not asked him if he would go because there has been no request - it's all hypothetical.
- only: As this is only hypothetical it's not an issue at present, but I'll certainly bear what you say in mind.
- not: The great power of this principle of selection is not hypothetical.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: But such a supposition cannot but remain highly hypothetical.
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