THEORETICAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
   Synonym(s)
   • theoretic (what does theoretic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • theoretical science
   Antonym(s)
   • empirical (what does empirical mean?)
   • empiric (what does empiric mean?)
   Similar To
   • abstractive (what does abstractive mean?)
   • a priori (what does a priori mean?)
   • conjectural (what does conjectural mean?)
   • divinatory (what does divinatory mean?)
   • supposed (what does supposed mean?)
   • suppositional (what does suppositional mean?)
   • suppositious (what does suppositious mean?)
   • supposititious (what does supposititious mean?)
   • hypothetical (what does hypothetical mean?)
   • hypothetic (what does hypothetic mean?)
   • notional (what does notional mean?)
   • speculative (what does speculative mean?)
   • metaphysical (what does metaphysical mean?)
   • theory-based (what does theory-based mean?)
2. Meaning
   • concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
   Usage Example(s)
   • theoretical physics
   Antonym(s)
   • applied (what does applied mean?)
   Similar To
   • abstract (what does abstract mean?)
   • academic (what does academic mean?)
   • pure (what does pure mean?)
3. Meaning
   • based on specialized theory
   Synonym(s)
   • abstract (what does abstract mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a theoretical analysis
   Similar To
   • technical (what does technical mean?)