Synonyms: notional, ideational, conceptional
Definition: being of the nature of a notion or concept
Usage: a plan abstract and conceptional; to improve notional comprehension; a notional response to the question
Similar words: abstract
Definition: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
Usage: abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
Definition: indulging in or influenced by fancy
Usage: a fanciful mind; all the notional vagaries of childhood
Similar words: creative, originative
Definition: having the ability or power to create
Usage: a creative imagination
Synonyms: speculative, notional
Definition: not based on fact or investigation
Usage: a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs; speculative knowledge
Similar words: theoretic, theoretical
Definition: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
Usage: theoretical science
Synonyms: notional, fanciful, imaginary
Definition: not based on fact; unreal
Usage: the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties- F.D.Roosevelt; a small child's imaginary friends; to create a notional world for oneself
Similar words: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Usage: ghosts and other unreal entities; unreal propaganda serving as news