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hypothetically

[hahy-puh-thet-i-klee] / ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kli /
ADVERB
conditionally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tentatively
WEAK
with limitations with reservations
ADVERB
on paper
Synonyms
WEAK
abstractly conceivably theoretically
ADVERB
presumably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparently doubtless probably seemingly supposedly surely
STRONG
presumptively
WEAK
assumably credible doubtlessly in all likelihood in all probability indubitably it would seem most likely on the face of it theoretically unquestionably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably questionably uncertain unlikely
WEAK
doubtfully
ADVERB
theoretically
Synonyms
WEAK
apparently in a manner in a sense on paper probably suppositionally
Antonyms
WEAK
by trial and error

Example Sentences

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If there was hypothetically a Lions tour this summer, he is going on it.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But even if that’s not the end of the brutal crypto selloff, Strategy “has the wherewithal to ride out a hypothetically much steeper Bitcoin rout,” TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said in a note Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Or, hypothetically, when a member of the U.S. military or the executive branch tries to make several years’ worth of salary by betting on whether a looming secret operation will succeed?

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

Literally none of it could even hypothetically be accomplished within that timeframe.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

“Gregory, speaking purely hypothetically, how would you keep your chickens safe if someone wanted to steal them from you?”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.