Synonyms: supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, hypothetic, hypothetical, divinatory, conjectural
Definition: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Usage: theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural; the supposed reason for his absence; suppositious reconstructions of dead languages; hypothetical situation
Similar words: theoretic, theoretical
Definition: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
Usage: theoretical science
Synonyms: divinatory, vatic, vatical, mantic, sibyllic, sibylline
Definition: resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
Usage: the high priest's divinatory pronouncement; mantic powers; a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
Similar words: prophetic, prophetical
Definition: foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
Usage: prophetic writings; prophetic powers; words that proved prophetic