Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Related to ideas and concepts not yet proven or supported by practice or experiments.
Theoretical
/θɪəˈretɪkəl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
They established for him an international reputation as a theoretical physicist.
The theoretical physicist Abraham Pais, his biographer, concludes:
But his was not a merely theoretical construct.
Etymology:
From the mid-17th century, deriving from the Late Latin theoreticus and Greek theoretikos, meaning speculative or subject to theory, rooted in theory.
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