HyperDic: hypothetical

English > 2 senses of the word *hypothetical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	hypothetical, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
NOUN	cognition	hypothetical	a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement / statement, proposal, situation, etc.

hypothetical > pronunciation
Sounds	hhay.pahtheh'tahkahl; hhay.pahtheh'tihkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *hypothetical*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence.
Example	"hypothetical situation"
Synonyms	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Broader	theoretical, theoretic	concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
Spanish	adivinatorio, conjetural, hipotético, supositivo, supuesto
Catalan	hipotètic, supositiu
Nouns	hypothesis	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Adverbs	hypothetically	by hypothesis

English > *hypothetical*: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement / statement, proposal, situation, etc..
Example	"consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
Broader	hypothesis, possibility, theory	A tentative insight into the natural world