7
imaginary(adjective, fake, false, fantastic, vague)
7
theoretic(adjective, real, thoughts)
7
unpractical(adjective, unreasonable, abstract, unviable)
7
unreal(adjective, fake, wild, unreasonable, fantastic)
7
unrealistic(adjective, wild, unreasonable, useless, practical)
6
analytical(adjective, risky, unsubstantiated, academic, hypothetical)
6
presumed(adjective, risky, unsubstantiated, academic, hypothetical)
6
suppositious(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, vague, supposition)
5
hypothetic(adjective, real)
5
transcendental(adjective, real, intellectual, supernatural, abstract)
5
unproved(adjective, risky, imaginary, unsubstantiated, academic)
4
fanciful(adjective, fake, false, fantastic, intellectual)
4
idealized(adjective, hypothetical)
4
ideological(adjective, hypothetical)
4
logical(adjective, moral, risky, metaphysical, unsubstantiated)
4
problematical(adjective, hypothetical)
4
quixotic(adjective, wild, unreasonable, useless, intellectual)
4
tentative(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, hesitant)
4
unearthly(adjective, intellectual, supernatural, abstract, spiritual)
3
alleged(adjective, supposed, hypothetical, ostensible, so-called)
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