Synonyms for theoretically
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1. theoreticallyadverb

   in theory; according to the assumed facts

   "on paper the candidate seems promising"

   Antonyms:
   through empirical observation, by trial and error, empirically

2. theoreticallyadverb

   in a theoretical manner

   "he worked the problem out theoretically"

   Antonyms:
   through empirical observation, empirically, by trial and error

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1. List of paraphrases for "theoretically":

   notionally, conceptually, nominally, theoretical, ideally, hypothetically, technically

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1. Umer Raffat:

   Theoretically, a Teva/Allergan generics business combo offers Teva the opportunity to get what it was looking for without having to go through Dutch courts.

2. Barack Obama:

   It's true that, theoretically, a future administration could do something that I think would be very damaging, it's not likely politically that they reverse everything that we've done, but it could be ... that some people then end up being in a disadvantageous position.

3. Katsuhiko Hayashi:

   It (will be) difficult to produce babies from male-male (human) couples because of both technical and ethical reasons, but it is theoretically possible to produce babies from male-male couples, as shown in this study.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   Theoretically, do I think that a director of the FBI who knows for a fact that something is mythology but (is) misleading to the American people, and he should set the record straight? Yes, I do think he should say that, publicly.

5. Marcie Bockbrader:

   Theoretically it seems possible, but until we test… we just don’t know, [After a year] the spontaneous recovery period from stroke is essentially over, so if we could reinstitute a state of being more receptive through therapies to drive plasticity, that would improve function and drive recovery.