theoretically

adverb

in theory; on paper

Example

“I haven't tested it, but theoretically it ought to fly.”

Other meanings

in a theoretical manner
“I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically.”
in theory though not necessarily in reality.

Synonyms

on paper

Related words

graph-theoretically
number-theoretically
set theoretically
set-theoretically

Example sentences

“It's not theoretically possible.”
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This definition is adapted from “theoretically” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.