Hypothetical [adjective]
Definition of Hypothetical:
guessed, assumed
Synonyms of Hypothetical:
● Problematic
● Speculative
● Vague
● Imaginary
● Theoretical
● Debatable
● Academic
● Suspect
● Contingent
● Pretending
● Casual
● Conditional
● Conjectural
● Disputable
● Doubtful
● Equivocal
● Imagined
● Indefinite
● Indeterminate
● Presumptive
● Putative
● Questionable
● Supposed
● Uncertain
● Assumptive
● Provisory
● Suppositional
● Suppositious
● Theoretic
● Concocted
● Conjecturable
● Contestable
● Postulated
● Refutable
● Stochastic
● Unconfirmed
Opposite/Antonyms of Hypothetical:
● Proven
● Measured
● Calculated
● Definite
● Sure
● Certain
● Truthful
● Reliable
● Proved
● Confirmed
● Real
● Factual
Sentence/Example of Hypothetical:
Many were unwilling to bear the present-day cost of preparing for future hypotheticals.
For example, says Pérez Ríos, positronium’s energy levels could be affected by a hypothetical axion-like particle.
Many of these ideas attempt to recast gravity in the language of quantum mechanics, where hypothetical particles called gravitons carry the gravitational force.
Titled “What I would do with GPT-3 if I had no ethics,” it described his process as a hypothetical.
The XENON1T team suggested that the low-energy events could be due to solar axions, hypothetical particles with no electric charge that could be produced in the sun.
First and perhaps most exciting is the “solar axion,” a hypothetical particle produced inside the sun that would be similar to a photon but with a tiny amount of mass.
He called them all "Mister," and occasionally flattered them by presenting a hypothetical case for their consideration.
In the preceding example the two together form a complete and consistent, though hypothetical, explanation of the facts concerned.
It was a hypothetical condition which he had never even considered.
We must besides remark that the meaning of the lines is purely hypothetical.