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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
hy·po·thet·i·cal    Audio Help   [hahy-puh-thet-i-kuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
2.of, pertaining to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning.
3.given to making hypotheses.
4.Logic.
a.(of a proposition) highly conjectural; not well supported by available evidence.
b.(of a proposition or syllogism) conditional.
–noun
5.a hypothetical situation, instance, etc.: The Secretary of Defense refused to discuss hypotheticals with the reporters.
Also, hy·po·thet·ic (for defs. 1–4).

[Origin: 1580–90; < Gk hypothetik(ós) supposed (hypo- hypo- + the- put (base of tithénai to put, do1) + -tikos -tic) + -al1]

—Related forms
hy·po·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. suppositional, theoretical, speculative.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  hypothetical
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  abstract, assumed, conjectural, contingent, imaginary, inferred, moot, notional, supposititious, theoretical, presupposed
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  supposed
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds.
Synonyms:  conjectural, hypothetic, inferential, presumptive, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  theoretical
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Existing only in concept and not in reality.
Synonyms:  abstract, hypothetic, ideal, theoretic, transcendent, transcendental
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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