EMPIRICAL Antonyms

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

• the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

• conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

• constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

• required or under orders

• mistakenly believed

• doubtful or suspect

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

• having the character of an anecdote

• characterized by or given to telling anecdotes