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in the abstract

ADJECTIVE
hypothetic
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abstract academic analytical as a premise assumed codified conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general hypothetical ideal idealized ideational ideological imaginative impractical in theory instanced intelle
ADJECTIVE
theoretic
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abstract academic analytical as a premise assumed codified conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general hypothetic hypothetical ideal idealized ideational ideological imaginative impractical in theory instanced intellectual logical metaphysical notional on paper pedantic philosophical postulated presumed problematical pure quixotic speculative suppositional tentative transcendent transcendental unearthly unproved unsubstantiated vague
ADJECTIVE
theoretical
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abstract academic analytical imaginative intellectual logical metaphysical philosophical speculative vague
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as a premise assumed codified conjectural contingent formalistic formularized general ideal idealized ideational ideological impractical in theory instanced notional on paper pedantic postulated presumed problematical pure quixotic suppositional tentative transcendent transcendental unearthly unproved unsubstantiated
Antonyms
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concrete ignorant illogical material objective physical real simple
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certain definite factual proven

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This estimate was revised from 59 million hectares in the abstract to a final total of 38 million hectares.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

“If you just ask people in the abstract, ‘Why wouldn’t you trust AI to make your disputes?’ they automatically think, ‘Well, why would I throw my dispute into ChatGPT?’ ” says McCormack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Members of Noem’s team took the bait and then some, because they are goons, and the administration seems to think goonism is a strong political posture in the abstract.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

“The idea of tariffs often sounds good in the abstract for many Americans, the idea of protecting United States industries and protecting the United States from foreign competition,” Jones said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Mortality had remained a conveniently hypothetical concept, an idea to ponder in the abstract.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer