C2

theoretically English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word theoretically once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning theoretically meaning

What does theoretically mean?

theoretically

— adverb in theory; according to the assumed facts on paper the candidate seems promising

— adverb in a theoretical manner he worked the problem out theoretically

Synonyms theoretically synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as theoretically?

theoretically English » English

in theory

hypothetically

speculatively

abstractly

usually

substantially

preferably

logically

in the abstract

essentially

apparently

Examples theoretically examples

How do I use theoretically in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It's theoretically possible.

Theoretically, I'm doing math.

Everything is theoretically impossible until it's done.

The European Union has 23 official languages, theoretically with the same rights, but in practice only 3 working languages: English, French and German.

I guess theoretically it's possible.

Thus, this is an ad hoc solution - good in practice but theoretically weak.

Theoretically it should work.

Movie subtitles

I see your point of view, theoretically.

Theoretically.

It is theoretically possible.

But theoretically I know the strategy.

We not only failed to reach our objective, theoretically, we were wiped out a few hours after the start.

Well, theoretically, they don't.

But then of course, theoretically, it's always possible to get another ostensible acquittal.

Well, it should work, theoretically.

Theoretically, we can suspend Tony in his time zone and remove him from it. But, during that suspension, Tony's body processes- his heart, his breathing, his tissue regeneration- would all stop.

What, you mean if little Tony is killed, our Tony might cease to exist? Theoretically.

Is it theoretically possible, doctor? Yes.

Is it theoretically possible, Doctor?

But if you're asking me, theoretically, it would depend on who the man is.

Louis. It was therefore theoretically possible that via Mama I might inherit the dukedom.

Theoretically, it should have a much greater effect.

But theoretically, I know every trick a bodyguard needs to know.

Theoretically, but as the possibility of error is approximately one in 275 billion, I think you may safely ignore it.

Highly dubious conception, even theoretically in the remotest so common in industrial automation.

Theoretically, the computer can be operated only from the main console and by a highly trained technician.

Theoretically, you're right, David, but to cover an area that great in the time that we have, why, I doubt if 1,000 dump trucks could move that salt over there fast enough.

At school I used to think of love very theoretically.

Theoretically, it should work.

Theoretically, we'll be dead if it doesn't.

Theoretically, the snake should have died when I struck the blow.

AND SHE JUST WAKES UP. FINE? THEORETICALLY.

I'm speaking theoretically.

Why? Theoretically speaking.

Yes, I agree. Theoretically.

Invisibility is theoretically possible, captain.

Is it theoretically possible, doctor?

Theoretically possible.

Theoretically, it already has happened, doctor.

Theoretically yes.

Theoretically, yes.

It's a possibility theoretically.

News and current affairs

For example, the six million tons of waste produced annually by Niger could theoretically be used to meet that country's entire energy needs.

Theoretically, homeowners can use these new instruments to protect themselves against their home losing value.

Theoretically, international loans could be an alternative, but who would lend to an unstable government, let alone a government whose legitimacy has not been fully established?

During the past century, the post-Confucian states have accustomed themselves to a pluralistic world of theoretically equal nation states.

Theoretically, there remain different parties, elections, a pluralistic society, an independent judiciary, and a market economy.

His idea certainly is more focused and theoretically sound than Sarkozy's plans to protect existing jobs.

But, while Bernanke's view is theoretically rigorous, reality is not.

A grand coalition with the main opposition party, the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP), though theoretically possible, is not congruous with Turkey's political culture.

But the one thing about which everyone seems to agree is the theoretically and empirically unjustified assumption that an equilibrium exchange rate actually exists.

Theoretically, funds from privatization in Kosovo should go to Serbia.

Russia's legislature - the Duma - has now gained power and a new legitimacy, even if only theoretically.

Moreover, reducing nuclear weapons to a minimum might theoretically enhance the usefulness of missile-defense systems and their destabilizing role.

Economists long ago recognized that it is theoretically possible that the emergence of new growth poles abroad does more harm than good to an economy.

Can you bang your head against the wall until you die, theoretically, I asked the doctor?