233 - Hypothetical

Hypothetical : Adj

  1. based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true (Oxford)

  2. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true (Cambridge)

فرضی / قیاسی

Sentence (s)

  1. wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question. (Oxford)

  2. This is all very hypothetical but supposing Jackie got the job, how would that affect you? (Cambridge)

Phrases & Connected Words

  • hypothetical question

  • hypothetical assumption

Synonym(s)

  1. Imaginary

  2. Speculative

Antonym(s)

  1. Certain

  2. Definite

Word Family

  1. Hypothesis

  2. Hypothesize