theoretical

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adjective

1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations (Freq. 8)
- theoretical science
• Syn:
theoretic
• Ant:
empirical
• Similar to:
abstractive, a priori, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical,
hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, notional,
speculative, metaphysical, theory-based
• Derivationally related forms:
theory (for: theoretic)
2. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
- theoretical physics
• Ant:
applied
• Similar to:
abstract, academic, pure

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  applied, empirical, empiric