ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hypothetically

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Hypothetically is an adverb meaning In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.

Meaning

In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.

More Meanings

  1. Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth.

Example Sentences

He offered the proposition hypothetically.
Hypothetically, what would you say if I proposed marriage to you?
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office.
Hypothetically, Srinivasan suggests network states for people who eat specific diets (kosher, keto), for people who don’t like FDA regulation, for people who don’t like cancel culture, for people who want to live like Benedictine monks, for people who might want to limit internet use by putting public buildings in Faraday cages.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conceivably, potentially, technically, notionally, ideally, theoretically.

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