adverb
- in a way that is based on a suggested idea or situation that may not be real or true
Examples
- Hypothetically, if you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
- The scientist explained what would hypothetically happen if the experiment failed.
- Hypothetically speaking, we could finish the project by Friday if we work overtime.
- She asked me to consider, hypothetically, whether I would move to another country.
- The lawyer presented a hypothetically similar case to support his argument.
- Hypothetically, this plan could save the company thousands of dollars.