Word Explorer

Theoretical

🔄 Synonyms of "Theoretical"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
abstractnoun	An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
metaphysical	Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.
purenoun	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
academicnoun	Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
notionalnoun	Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
a priori	(logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
technicalnoun	Of or related to technology.
supposititious	(obsolete) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
speculative	Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
supposed	(idiomatic) Only used in supposed to
conjecturalnoun	In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
hypotheticalnoun	Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
theoretic	Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
abstractive	Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
suppositious	Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
suppositional	Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
hypothetic	Based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical.
theory-based	based in theory rather than experiment

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
empiricalnoun	Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
applied	Put into practical use.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
abstractive	Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
theoretic	Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
notional	Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
a priori	(logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
metaphysical	Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.
hypothetic	Based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical.
hypothetical	Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
speculative	Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
conjectural	In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
suppositional	Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
abstract	Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
supposed	(idiomatic) Only used in supposed to
technicalnoun	Of or related to technology.
suppositious	Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
supposititious	(obsolete) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
academicnoun	Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
pure	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
theory-based	based in theory rather than experiment
theoretically	in theory; on paper
conceptnoun	An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.