theoretical
91theoretical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. speculative, hypothetical, conjectural; unapplied; pure, abstract. See supposition. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ideological, ideal, imaginative, unearthly, idealized, ideational, problematical,… …
92theoretical — adj. existing only theory, hypothetical, abstract, speculative …
93theoretical — (also theoretic) adjective concerned with or involving theory rather than its practical application. ↘based on or calculated through theory. Derivatives theoretically adverb …
94theoretical — a. See theoretic …
95theoretical — adj theoretic, pure, unapplied, abstract, impractical, unrealistic; ideal, ideational, ideological, academic, doctrinaire; hypothetical, conjectural, notional, speculatory, moot, postulatory, assumed, suppositive, supposititious, suppositional,… …
96theoretical — the·o·ret·i·cal …
97theoretical — adjective Syn: hypothetical, speculative, academic, conjectural, suppositional, notional, unproven Ant: actual, real, practical …
98theoretical — [ˌθɪəˈretɪk(ə)l] adj 1) based on theories instead of practical experience 2) possible but not definite …
99theoretical — the•o•ret•i•cal [[t]ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪ kəl[/t]] also the o•ret′ic adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or consisting in theory; not practical 2) existing only in theory; hypothetical 3) given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative • Etymology:… …
100theoretical — /θiəˈrɛtɪkəl / (say theeuh retikuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical. 2. existing only in theory; hypothetical. 3. given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative. Also, theoretic. {Late Latin… …
