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hypotheticalbased on or serving as a hypothesis; supposed but not necessarily real or true

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: based on or serving as a hypothesis; supposed but not necessarily real or true

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

Korean meaning: 가설에 근거한; 가정의, 가상의

Korean pronunciation: 하이포**쎄**티컬

Example Sentences

  • The teacher asked a hypothetical question: 'What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?'
  • In a hypothetical world where cats could talk, they would probably just complain about their food all day.
  • This is purely hypothetical, but what if homework could do itself?

hypothetical

ADJECTIVE

//ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl//

based on or serving as a hypothesis; supposed but not necessarily real or true

hypothetical concept
💡 Concept

Teacher presents hypothetical scenarios about dinosaurs surviving to modern times

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hypothetical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

All theoretical knowledge remains hypothetical!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixhypo--
Rootthet-
Suffix--ical

Origin

From Greek 'hypothetikos', derived from 'hypothesis' (a thing proposed or put forward), which comes from 'hypo-' (under) + 'thesis' (a placing or proposition). The word entered English through Late Latin and French.

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🎵Rhyme

theoreticaleticalalphabetical
theoretical
etical
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📝Examples

The teacher asked a hypothetical question: 'What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?'

😄 Fun example

In a hypothetical world where cats could talk, they would probably just complain about their food all day.

😄 Fun example

This is purely hypothetical, but what if homework could do itself?

The lawyer presented a hypothetical case to illustrate her point during the debate.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

theoreticalimaginarysupposedspeculativeconjectural

Antonyms

actualrealfactual

Related

hypothesisassumepresumesuppose