Realistic vs Hypothetical - What's the difference?
realistic | hypothetical |
Expressed or represented as being accurate.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Tom Fordyce
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland
, work=BBC Sport
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
*
(philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
A hypothetical situation or proposition
As adjectives the difference between realistic and hypothetical
is that realistic is expressed or represented as being accurate while hypothetical is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.As a noun hypothetical is
a hypothetical situation or proposition.realistic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A ''realistic'' appraisal of the situation.
citation, page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}
- A ''realistic'' novel about the Victorian poor.
Antonyms
* unrealistic * utopianDerived terms
* realisticity * realisticnessAnagrams
*hypothetical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* conjectural * (contingent upon some hypothesis) conditionalAntonyms
* (actual) actual * (in philosophy) categoricalNoun
(en noun)- These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.