Synonyms for theoretical
ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪ kəlthe·o·ret·i·cal

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1. theoretical

   Synonyms:
   conceived, fabulous, fanciful, feigned, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, imaginary, reported, supposed, supposititious, unreal, untrue, visionary

   Antonyms:
   actual, authentic, certain, demonstrable, developed, essential, genuine, positive, real, substantial, true, unquestionable, veritable

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1. theoretical

   Synonyms:
   speculative, hypothetical, presumptive

   Antonyms:
   practical, positive, definite

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1. theoretical, theoreticadjective

   concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

   "theoretical science"

   Synonyms:
   theoretic

   Antonyms:
   confirmable, verifiable, data-based, falsifiable, trial-and-error, applied, empiric, existential, observational, a posteriori, experimental, experiential, empirical, semiempirical, forensic, practical

2. theoreticaladjective

   concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

   "theoretical physics"

   Synonyms:
   theoretic

   Antonyms:
   verifiable, applied, empiric, experiential, forensic, confirmable, data-based, falsifiable, practical, empirical, semiempirical, existential, observational, trial-and-error, a posteriori, experimental

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1. theoreticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   speculative, conjectural, hypothetical, unpractical, not practical

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1. List of paraphrases for "theoretical":

   theory, notional, conceptual, theories, theoretically, theoretic, academic, moot, lilun, imputed, theorist, desk, doctrine, hypothetical, pre-service

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1. Angela Harvey:

   I think it takes going on the record to get these tough conversations started because otherwise it's theoretical.

2. Kevin Griffis:

   It's going to supercharge a sentiment that is already animating the base in a truly unprecedented way, it's not theoretical anymore, it's a clear and present danger.

3. Brian Greer:

   It makes sense to me that this has been going on since the second the FBI identified those documents, those risk mitigation efforts are different than a formal assessment, which is going to be analytical in nature and look at not only immediate damage but also damage in the long term — it's both concrete and theoretical.

4. Mr Enriquez:

   You can make the world’s flu vaccine in a week instead of a year. And by the way, this is no longer theoretical.

5. Eric Rubin:

   Regulators have to weigh risk and benefit. And in this case, we know a lot about the risks in older individuals, and they're very low, including older children, it doesn't have to be that great, as long as we have something that's safe, and then a theoretical benefit could be that you are set up well for future vaccines. But having said all that, it does seem like a very unusual route to take.