Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "theoretical" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

applied empirical

Derived Terms

antitheoretical atheoretical ecotheoretical game-theoretical graph-theoretical group theoretical hypertheoretical intertheoretical intratheoretical macrotheoretical metatheoretical microtheoretical nontheoretical number-theoretical optimality theoretical pre-theoretical pretheoretical psychotheoretical queer theoretical ring theoretical ring-theoretical set-theoretical theoretical key theoretical oxygen demand theoretical physicist theoretical physics theoretical plate theoretical probability theoreticalism theoreticality theoretically theoreticalness theozyme transtheoretical untheoretical

Derived From

theoretic

Type Of (IsA)

intelligent agent activity

Related Terms

abstract empirical theoretically theory

Similar Terms

a priori abstract abstract abstractive abstractive academic academic conjectural divinatory hypothetic hypothetical metaphysical metaphysical notional practical priori pure pure speculative speculative supposed suppositional suppositious supposititious supposititious theory based theory-based

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