hypothetical

Words with a similar base: hypothetical

'hypothetical'

[hypothetical.n.01] as in: a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

Examples:
consider the following, just as a hypothetical

'hypothetical'

[conjectural.s.01] as in: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

Examples:
theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
the supposed reason for his absence
suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
hypothetical situation

Origins

					hypothetical (English)
└── ὑποθετικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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