Synonyms of the word

hypothetical

• adj. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
• adj. (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.
• n. A hypothetical situation or proposition.

conjectural

• adj. In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
• n. Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.

divinatory

• adj. Pertaining to divination.

hypothesis

• n. (sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem…
• n. (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
• n. (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.

hypothetic

• adj. based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical.
• adj. existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality.

possibility

• n. The quality of being possible.
• n. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
• n. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

supposed

• v. simple past tense and past participle of suppose.
• adj. Presumed to be true, but without proof.
• adj. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
• adj. (with infinitive) Having an obligation.
• adj. (with infinitive) Intended.

suppositional

• adj. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.

suppositious

• adj. Based upon supposition.

supposititious

• adj. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.
• adj. (obsolete) Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
• adj. Supposed or hypothetical.

theoretic

• adj. Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
• adj. Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.

theoretical

• adj. Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

theory

• n. (obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.
• n. (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena, or which sets…
• n. (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to…
• n. (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
• n. A hypothesis or conjecture.
• n. (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them. Equivalently, a formal…