HYPOTHETICAL Synonyms

• required or under orders

• mistakenly believed

• doubtful or suspect

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

• dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

• make off with belongings of others

• consider apart from a particular case or instance

• give an abstract (of)

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

• the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

• conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

• constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

• having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance

• affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance

• purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

• imposing or depending on or containing a condition

• qualified by reservations

• resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence