hypothetical

US /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/

UK /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

B2

adjective

  • Based on a hypothesis; supposed.
  • Based on or serving as a hypothesis.
  • Based on or involving a hypothesis; theoretical.
  • Based on a hypothesis; supposed but not necessarily real or true.
  • Not proven; uncertain.
  • Involving or being based on a hypothesis.
  • Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
  • Based on a hypothesis or conjecture; supposed.
  • Based on a hypothesis; conjectural.
  • Involving or being a hypothesis.

noun

  • A hypothetical situation or example.
  • A hypothetical situation or proposition.