as in speculative
existing only as an assumption or speculation
a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information
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Recent Examples of conjectural
Both of these Elizabeths are conjectural.
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Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
That's still highly conjectural.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2020
Failure to prosecute leaders because of the conjectural risk to the system would create two systems of justice, with those in power never being held to the same standard as other wrongdoers.
—Andrew Weissmann, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
The point of the black hole discussion is to get to the idea of a singularity, a conjectural point of infinite curvature and density.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2011
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Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
That's still highly conjectural.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2020
Failure to prosecute leaders because of the conjectural risk to the system would create two systems of justice, with those in power never being held to the same standard as other wrongdoers.
—Andrew Weissmann, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
The point of the black hole discussion is to get to the idea of a singularity, a conjectural point of infinite curvature and density.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectural
Adjective
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Implementing stronger oversight for speculative assets.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And Billups, to cite that hypothetical, might do a great job.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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For The Other To Blink Given the view in Europe that Trump is abandoning NATO in favor of the Kremlin, in a hypothetical future conflict with Russia, Europe might worry that the U.S. could cut off spare parts and updates for the F-35, Aboulafia says.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t just theoretical—Ben & Jerry’s founders have openly discussed buying back the brand from Unilever.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The best theoretical fit thus far is known as the Lambda CDM model, which incorporates both a weakly interacting cold dark matter and dark energy.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Conjectural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectural. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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