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THEORETIC

1. [a] concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"

similar words

1. [s] abstractive

2. [s] a_priori

3. [s] conjectural

4. [s] divinatory

5. [s] supposed

6. [s] suppositional

7. [s] suppositious

8. [s] supposititious

9. [s] hypothetical

10. [s] hypothetic

11. [s] notional

12. [s] speculative

13. [s] metaphysical

14. [s] theory-based

opposite words

1. [a] empirical

2. [a] empiric

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