hypothetical
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
Other meanings
Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.
Synonyms
- supposed
Antonyms
- actual
Related words
- antihypothetical
- hypotheticality
- nonhypothetical
- unhypothetical
- hypothetical baptism
- hypothetical imperative
- hypothetical taxonomic unit
- hypothetically
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὑποθετικός".
Where this comes from
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