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- pronunciation:
- haI
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tih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed.
In medical school, we were often quizzed about hypothetical patients and how we would treat them.
- synonyms:
- supposed, supposititious
- antonyms:
- actual
- similar words:
- academic, moot, presumed, theoretical
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| definition 2: |
of, pertaining to, or characterized by a hypothesis.
a hypothetical construction of thought- synonyms:
- theoretical
- similar words:
- academic, speculative
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| definition 3: |
poorly supported by evidence; conjectural.
Not long ago, global warming was considered purely hypothetical.- synonyms:
- conjectural
- similar words:
- speculative
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| definition 4: |
in logic, conditional upon a hypothesis; contingent.
- synonyms:
- conditional, contingent
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| related words: |
abstract, groundless, ideal, paper, pilot |
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| derivations: |
hypothetic (adj.), hypothetically (adv.) |
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