Could be
Hypothetically and could be are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hypothetically" instead an adverb phrase "Could be".
Hypothetically
Hypothetically adverb - By hypothesis.
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Synonyms for Hypothetically
Could be and hypothetically are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Could be" instead an adverb "Hypothetically".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- eye and could be
- eye and hypothetically
- likely and could be
- likely and hypothetically
- apparently and could be
- apparently and hypothetically
- supposedly and could be
- supposedly and hypothetically
- credible and could be
- credible and hypothetically
- perceptibly and could be
- perceptibly and hypothetically
- presumably and could be
- presumably and hypothetically
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About 50 other found planets are much larger than Earth, but do orbit at about the right distance to make life possible (and so some could be — purely hypothetically — gas giants with habitable moons and the like).
Source: All Planets Are Earth-Like
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Hypothetically and Could be. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/could_be/hypothetically
Could be & Hypothetically. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/could_be/hypothetically>.
Hypothetically or Could be. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/could_be/hypothetically.
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