hypothetical

3 definitions • 4 examples

imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true:

a hypothetical example/situation

This is all very hypothetical but supposing Jackie got the job, how would that affect you?

of or based on a hypothesis:

He dismissed the questions as purely hypothetical.

imagined or suggested, but perhaps not true or really happening:

Total return will be based on a hypothetical $1,000 investment.