Antonyms for hypothetical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahy-puh-thet-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl


Definition of hypothetical

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Greek hypothetikos "pertaining to a hypothesis," from hypothesis (see hypothesis). Related: Hypothetically; hypothetic.
  • adj guessed, assumed
Example sentences :
  • In other words, the hypothetical cause is, so far, competent to produce effects similar to those of the real cause.
  • Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • The great power of this principle of selection is not hypothetical.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection » by Charles Darwin
  • It was a hypothetical condition which he had never even considered.
  • Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
  • This idea is le bien public, the hypothetical welfare of other people.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • And now to return to the hypothetical part of my conclusions.
  • Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy
  • It is in this way we arrive at the hypothetical conception of the elemental soul.
  • Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys
  • There is no one point in their system which is not hypothetical.
  • Extract from : « The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 » by Various
  • And, besides, we have some facts in the treatise which are not hypothetical.
  • Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale
  • This I shall term the hypothetical employment of the reason.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • We have considered two hypothetical transfers of taxes to land.
  • Extract from : « Distributive Justice » by John A. (John Augustine) Ryan

Synonyms for hypothetical

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