'Theoretical' definitions:
Definition of 'theoretical'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Theoretical'
From: GCIDE
- Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.] Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. -- {The`o*ret"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'theoretical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- academic,
- analytical,
- armchair,
- closet,
- conceptual,
- conjectural,
- debatable,
- fanciful,
- hypothetic,
- hypothetical,
- ideal,
- idealized,
- ideational,
- ideological,
- impractical,
- moot,
- notional,
- postulatory,
- problematical,
- pure,
- putative,
- speculative,
- suppositional,
- supposititious,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- unproved,
- unproven,
- unrealistic,
- untested