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theoretical
adjective as in hypothetical
Strongest matches
abstract, academic, analytical, imaginative, intellectual, logical, metaphysical, philosophical, speculative, vague
Weak matches
as a premise, assumed, codified, conjectural, contingent, formalistic, formularized, general, ideal, idealized, ideational, ideological, impractical, in the abstract, in theory, instanced, notional, on paper, pedantic, postulated, presumed, problematical, pure, quixotic, suppositional, tentative, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly, unproved, unsubstantiated
Example Sentences
"We now could supply the theoretical basis of these observations and prove that the water in molecular cavities is energetically activated."
However, Vitamin D is slightly different as "there's theoretical evidence of a small decrease in respiratory infections".
"The two-electrode systems have been effective at heating, but lacked the compression targeted in our theoretical models."
“Top talent is doing the math and realizing that a piece of a smaller fund that actually performs beats a theoretical windfall that may never materialize.”
China’s embassy in Norway warned against “hyping up” theoretical risks.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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