hypothetical

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

based on supposition rather than known fact

In a sentence

Hypothetical in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing hypothetical in a sentence.

The professor posed a hypothetical scenario to test the students' reasoning.

Synonyms

conjecturalsupposedtheoreticalspeculative

Antonyms

actualrealfactual

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Hypothetical (adjective) means based on supposition rather than known fact

Here is hypothetical used in an example sentence: "The professor posed a hypothetical scenario to test the students' reasoning."

Common synonyms for hypothetical include conjectural, supposed, theoretical, speculative.

Antonyms of hypothetical include actual, real, factual.

Hypothetical is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.