hypothetical
Meanings
Plural: hypotheticals
Noun
- a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
- "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
- A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition
Adjective Satellite
- based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- "hypothetical situation"
Adj
- Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
- conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).
Synonyms
conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 25
hypothetical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhypothetical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 25
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