theoretical (adjective) theoretical: hypothetical
Detalii: empirical describes results determined by experiment and observed behavior or facts; theoretical describes results that are based on guesswork or hypothesis - and pragmatic is contrasted with theoretical on the grounds that the former proceeds from what is demonstrably practical, the latter from conjecture
Sinonime: abstract,
academic,
analytical, as a premise,
assumed, codified, conjectural,
contingent, formalistic, formularized,
general,
ideal, idealized, ideational, ideological,
imaginative,
impractical, in the abstract, in theory, instanced,
intellectual,
logical,
metaphysical, notional, on paper,
pedantic,
philosophical, postulated, presumed, problematical,
pure,
quixotic,
speculative, suppositional,
tentative,
transcendent,
transcendental,
unearthly, unproved, unsubstantiated,
vagueAntonime: certain,
definite,
factual, proven,
real