THEORETICAL

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

2. [a] concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics"

3. [s] based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"

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

15. [s] abstract

16. [s] academic

17. [s] pure

18. [a] technical

opposite words

1. [a] empirical

2. [a] empiric

3. [a] applied