Hypothetic (Adjective)
Meaning
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The manager presented several hypothetical scenarios to the investors in an attempt to secure funding for the new project.
- The police launched an investigation based on a hypothetical timeline of events leading up to the murder.
- The professor's hypothetical ideas about the origins of the universe were met with skepticism by her peers.
- The company's success or failure would be a hypothetical question until they finally launched their product.
- The hypothetical benefits of the new policy were debated by lawmakers for weeks before a decision was made.