Synonyms for theoretically
the·o·ret·i·cal·ly

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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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How to use theoretically in a sentence?

1. Bruce Walker:

   On the other hand, if some viruses sneak through and infect a cell ; then the body is dependent upon T cells to eliminate the virus, and therein lies the opportunity for us to rethink what we're doing in terms of vaccination -- because those T cells, at least theoretically, could be highly potent and could attenuate the disease. In other words, they wouldn't protect against infection, but they might make infections so asymptomatic that you would not notice it yourself and, in fact, you would never have enough virus in your body to transmit it to somebody else. That's the hypothesis.

2. Geoffrey Allred:

   If you take care of [your down jacket] the right way, the down inside will outlast the fabric, it’s more than likely the fabric will start to fall apart and wear down faster than the down will if you give it the proper care it needs. And then, if you’re taking care of the fabric the right way too, theoretically, down jackets can be generational products.

3. Brett Callow:

   Source code could, theoretically, be copied by other developers or used to create hacks for games, anytime source code gets leaked it's not good.

4. Tarun Pathak:

   Theoretically, it can be done, but it wo n’t be happening overnight.

5. Natasha Hurley-Walker:

   It's a type of slowly spinning neutron star that has been predicted to exist theoretically, but nobody expected to directly detect one like this because we didn't expect them to be so bright. Somehow it's converting magnetic energy to radio waves much more effectively than anything we've seen before.