Hypothetical
Hypothetical adjective - Existing only as an assumption or speculation.
Possible and hypothetical are semantically related In some cases you can use "Possible" instead an adjective "Hypothetical".
Nearby Words: hypothesis, hypothetic
Possible
Possible adjective - Existing only as a possibility and not in fact.
Usage example: only one of several possible outcomes
Hypothetical and possible are semantically related in likely topic. Sometimes you can use "Hypothetical" instead an adjective "Possible", if it concerns topics such as conceivable.
Nearby Words: possibility, possibly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Fanservice: Theres a number of bonus sex scenes available, some of them fairly plausiblenote Chizuru, Millie and JB are not only possible but likely and others not so muchnote Chiaras takes place in a different continuity as a hypothetical what if Yuuji groped Chiara when asked?
Source: Visual Novel / Grisaia no Rakuen -
Only in some hypothetical, gender-neutral civilization would that be possible, and that does not describe the world as it exists today.
Source: Women Are Delicate - And since CABAL was biologically augmented, it is entirely possible that the Non-Entity General is a part of LEGION's hypothetical bioaugmentation.
Source: Non-Entity General
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