How do you use Theoretical in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like supposed, plus the exact meaning.

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Theoretical in a sentence

Theoretical | Theoretically

Theoretical meaning

Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

Synonyms of Theoretical

theoretic metaphysical speculative notional supposititious suppositious suppositional supposed hypothetic hypothetical divinatory conjectural a priori abstractive theory-based

Example sentences (20)

Learning cannot be entirely theoretical, experience is important, and you can only gain that experience by acting.

Our typology offers an array of novel research questions that merit thorough empirical and theoretical explorations.

This would be a film about the charismatic and controversial theoretical physicist who helped create the atomic bomb.

When he’s not working as a theoretical physicist, Cooperman sits on the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board.

My preference is to base the assessment of risks on actual past behavior as opposed to theoretical disaster scenarios.

The story follows the theoretical physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb that helped to end World War II.

Then on a Thursday, we would meet online as a group to discuss the theoretical ideas presented at the start of the week.

Finding a letter from the theoretical physicist known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” was a bit astonishing, he said.

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Faculties like humanities, sciences, or social sciences, often emphasise research and theoretical knowledge.

Some well-meaning citizen groups don’t support term limits or initiative and have good theoretical reasons.

At the macro level, the Fed can doubtless make a theoretical case for manipulating inflation, but have they been successful?

In a theoretical world where carbon capture did actually work as advertised, other problems would remain.

For Russia, Bakhmut is a theoretical opportunity to declare victory, to "compensate" for military setbacks suffered last year.

His size is worrisome, especially since the Giants already have two 5-8 guys (Wan'Dale Robinson, ) in their theoretical plans.

The Department of Energy grant gives Vaidya the opportunity to compare his theoretical predictions with empirical experiments.

Until recently, these concerns were somewhat theoretical, but your recent reporting detailed a potential conflict of interest.

This is a theoretical risk, rather than saying we are already at the start of a huge measles outbreak.

I think that’s a theoretical possibility of the internet, but in reality, people are much more tribal.

Even the people who fall under this prohibition have a theoretical path to regain their voting rights, but it only happens rarely.

The student campers also receive hands-on and theoretical training in military concepts and topics.

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Common combinations with theoretical

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the theoretical 27×
  • of theoretical 17×
  • theoretical physics 15×
  • and theoretical 13×
  • theoretical physicist 11×
  • theoretical and 10×
  • in theoretical 10×
  • for theoretical
  • on theoretical
  • is theoretical

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "theoretical" in a sentence?
An example: "Learning cannot be entirely theoretical, experience is important, and you can only gain that experience by acting." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "theoretical" from real English texts.
What does "theoretical" mean?
Theoretical means: Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
What are synonyms of "theoretical"?
Common synonyms of "theoretical" include: theoretic, metaphysical, speculative, notional, supposititious, suppositious, suppositional, supposed. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "theoretical" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "theoretical", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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