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How to pronounce hypothetical in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Derivation hypothesis


hypothetical situation.
Type Words
Type of hypothesis, possibility, theory


consider the following, just as a hypothetical.

Examples of hypothetical

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He trailed President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup by 54 to 38 percent.
From the sacbee.com
In this artist's conception, the reborn star is shown with a hypothetical world.
From the sciencedaily.com
The hypothetical question of whether the law needs changing is a separate issue.
From the guardian.co.uk
For a while, the issue of a second child seemed far-off and almost hypothetical.
From the kansas.com
The latter hypothetical is proffered only for the sake of contrast and metaphor.
From the washingtonpost.com
Obviously hypothetical because BTC would never displace the tangible currencies.
From the economist.com
These radical, and acknowledged hypothetical swings will cause chaos in markets.
From the forbes.com
The hypothetical consequences of Edwards'shabby behavior only make things worse.
From the time.com
That Touch Cover would be the only dealbreaker in this hypothetical transaction.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • A hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
  • Conjectural: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
  • Related concepts and fundamentals:
  • Hypothetical is the fifth studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. The album was released on March 20, 2001 (see 2001 in music). This is the first album to feature current drummer Johanne James, who had previously played with the band on tour.
  • Hypotheticals are situations, statements or questions about something imaginary rather than something real. Hypotheticals deal with the concept of "what if?"'. ...
  • (The Hypotheticals) Spin is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2005 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. It is the first book in the Spin trilogy, with Axis (the second) published in 2007 and Vortex (the third) currently unpublished.
  • A species that probably occurred in the Valley at least once, but the circumstances of the observation leave the record in doubt.
  • Some variable that is proposed to operate psychologically.
  • Ideal, transcendent, transcendental, academic, speculative, abridgment, brief, condensation, epitome, disassociate, disengage