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suppositional

adjective

Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.

“suppositional judgment”

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suppositious conjectural divinatory hypothetical hypothetic supposed supposititious theoretical

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Meanings

adjectivesuppositional (not comparable)

not comparableRelating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
suppositional judgment
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suppositional question
suppositional argument
Men and angels indeed have also a certain knowledge of them : but it is not absolute , but only suppositional
a. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volume (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: […] Charles Bathurst, […], published 1744, →OCLC
Synonyms: suppositious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

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conjectural divinatory hypothetical hypothetic supposed suppositious supposititious theoretical theoretic

Also see

conjectural divinatory hypothetic hypothetical supposed suppositious supposititious

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Origin

From supposition + -al.

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APA

suppositional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositional

MLA

“suppositional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suppositional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositional.

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