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HYPOTHETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Example:
hypothetical situation
Synonyms:
conjectural; divinatory; hypothetic; hypothetical; supposed; suppositional; suppositious; supposititious
Classified under:
Similar:
theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)