hypothetical

Meaning

Adj

1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
2. conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

Noun

A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition

Synonyms

hypothetic

conjectural

would

might

suppositional

presumptive

assumed

theoretical

supposed

abstract

assumptive

supposititious

imaginary

speculative

divinatory

suppositious

supposal

suppose

supposition

theory

opinative

alleged

assumption

conditional

conjectured

doxastic

fictitious

hypothesis

imagination

paper

possibility

possible

postulate

presumable

presumption

presupposed

Translations

hypothétique

hipotético

hypothetisch

ipotetico

hipotético

hypothetisch

υποθετικός

hipotètic

hipothétique

varsayımsal

ipotizzabile

إفتراضي

hypothetische

افتراضي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).