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

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1. theoretical

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

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

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1. theoretical

   Antonyms:
   practical, positive, definite

   Synonyms:
   speculative, hypothetical, presumptive

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. theoretical, theoreticadjective

   concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

   "theoretical science"

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

   Synonyms:
   theoretic

2. theoreticaladjective

   concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

   "theoretical physics"

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

   Synonyms:
   theoretic

How to use theoretical in a sentence?

1. Walter Orenstein:

   An' overreaction of the immune system' appears to be one of the ways natural Covid-19 infection leads to serious illness and death. There is the theoretical risk that vaccines might trigger that, but I am not aware of any data to date that support an actual role for vaccines in exacerbating the clinical illness, in fact, the trials showed that the vaccines, such as the JJ vaccine, are more effective against serious disease than mild disease.

2. Kate Stern:

   It’s no longer just a theoretical possibly, the reality for women is that they can have their own children after cancer treatment.

3. Dan Wilkins:

   I've been building theoretical predictions of how these echoes appear to us for a few years, i'd already seen Dan Wilkins in the theory I've been developing, so once I saw Dan Wilkins in the telescope observations, I could figure out the connection.

4. 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.

5. Herbert Carlisle:

   It's incredibly important that you've got to get past just the theoretical ... to get it into the fog and friction of a dynamic environment that is changing rapidly.

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