Synonyms for theoretic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : thee-uh-ret-i-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪ kəl |
Top 10 synonyms for theoretic
- general
- hypothetic
- hypothetical
- ideal
- idealized
- ideational
- ideological
- imaginative
- impractical
- in the abstract
- in theory
- instanced
- intellectual
- logical
- metaphysical
- notional
- on paper
- pedantic
- philosophical
- postulated
- presumed
- problematical
- pure
- quixotic
- speculative
- suppositional
- tentative
- transcendent
- transcendental
- unearthly
- unproved
- unsubstantiated
- vague
Définition of theoretic
Origin :- 1610s, from Late Latin theoreticus "of or pertaining to theory," from Greek theoretikos "contemplative, pertaining to theory" (by Aristotle contrasted to praktikos), from theoretos "that may be seen or considered," from theorein "to consider, look at" (see theory). Related: Theoretically.
- adj theoretical
- Speculative or theoretic knowledge is divided into abstract and concrete.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley
- Up to the present the knowledge that she possessed it had been theoretic only.
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
- Its own theoretic level, or at least the quest for a theory, is discarded as frivolous.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- This theoretic inference is completely verified by experiment.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- These theoretic subtleties were unintelligible to the people of France.
- Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- By referring it to Will I only enforce its theoretic nullity.
- Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach
- The theoretic view is æsthetic, whereas the practical is unæsthetic.
- Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach
- Theoretic and practical cannot be isolated from one another.
- Extract from : « Beauty and the Beast » by Stewart A. McDowall
- His expression is, on the theoretic side, Beauty, and is hence for ever new for Him.
- Extract from : « Beauty and the Beast » by Stewart A. McDowall
- But the theoretic activity cannot be left out of account for long.
- Extract from : « Beauty and the Beast » by Stewart A. McDowall
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