1. (adj) hypothetical
a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
Antonyms: empirical, empiric
2. (adj) conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Synonyms: hypothetic, so-called, supposititious, conjectural, sibylline, supposed, supposed(a), divinatory, suppositional, mantic, supposed(p), hypothetical, sibyllic, vatical, suppositious, vatic, alleged(a) Antonyms: empirical, empiric
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