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, theoretical

   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. Peter Hotez:

   It's more of a theoretical concern, but it's something to keep in mind, i think I would be concerned about taking this drug if I were pregnant.

2. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer:

   You do your best to have some of what I call 'imaginative understanding' of how a decision will affect people in this country, because this is not a theoretical exercise. This is an exercise that affects Americans all across the country.

3. Kevin Chen:

   Through various theoretical, computational and experimental studies, we found that the mechanics of flapping propulsion are actually very similar in air and in water, in both cases, the wing is moving back and forth. The only difference is the speed at which the wing flaps.

4. Michael Fries:

   Structural solutions rather than theoretical ones seem to be the order of the day.

5. Subo Dong:

   Like many mysteries in astronomy, it may take years, if not decades, of observational and theoretical efforts to unravel it.