Synonyms for practical
ˈpræk tɪ kəlprac·ti·cal

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1. practicaladjective

   Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

   Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.

   Antonyms:
   theoretical

2. practicaladjective

   Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.

   Antonyms:
   impractical

3. practicaladjective

   All in all, Jack's a very practical chap

   Antonyms:
   impractical

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. practical

   Synonyms:
   useful, serviceable, skilled, trained

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. practicaladjective

   concerned with actual use or practice

   "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, practical(a), pragmatic, hardheaded, virtual(a)

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic, meshuggeneh, theoretical, softheaded, screwball, impractical, crazy, meshuga, meshugga, unwieldy, meshugge, romantic, unfunctional, wild-eyed, quixotic, half-baked, meshuggener

2. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmaticadjective

   guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

   "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

   Synonyms:
   practical(a), pragmatical, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, mulish, hard-nosed, virtual(a), pragmatic

   Antonyms:
   meshuggeneh, meshuga, unwieldy, meshugga, screwball, impractical, wild-eyed, unrealistic, theoretical, romantic, unfunctional, softheaded, quixotic, half-baked, crazy, meshuggener, meshugge

3. virtual(a), practical(a)adjective

   being actually such in almost every respect

   "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

   Antonyms:
   quixotic, crazy, unwieldy, half-baked, meshuga, unrealistic, romantic, softheaded, meshugga, theoretical, meshuggener, screwball, meshugge, meshuggeneh, unfunctional, impractical, wild-eyed

4. practicaladjective

   having or put to a practical purpose or use

   "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, practical(a), pragmatic, hardheaded, virtual(a)

   Antonyms:
   softheaded, unwieldy, crazy, quixotic, unfunctional, meshuggeneh, meshugge, meshuggener, romantic, theoretical, unrealistic, meshuga, half-baked, meshugga, impractical, wild-eyed, screwball

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. practicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   adapted to practice or use, not speculative, not theoretical

2. practicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   experienced, versed, proficient, trained, qualified, practised, skilled, thoroughbred, able, AU FAIT

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1. practicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   pragmatical

   Antonyms:
   impractical, utopian, chimerical

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1. List of paraphrases for "practical":

   practices, practice, concrete, pragmatic, actual, practicable, hands-on, specific, tangible, convenient, realistic, real, pratique, process, workable, feasible, operation, action-oriented, viable, handy, circulation, operational

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How to use practical in a sentence?

1. Robert Bowers:

   While we are confident that we can move forward with our prosecution, as a practical matter, the circumstances indicate that it is prudent to allow this case to proceed at the federal level at this time.

2. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi:

   I know that you cannot delete many things from the final draft of the SDGs. So you can play with some words here and there, to be very practical and pragmatic, so we have to find strong allies in the governments - even for two or three words to be incorporated into it.

3. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   A lot of what we do in pediatrics is reassurance, we try to reassure (parents) that not every kid is going to have every problem, but we also try to give them practical things that they can do now. There is no pill for lead. There is no antidote for lead. But there are things we can do to mitigate this exposure.

4. Matt Meilstrup:

   What we do is... we teach a lot of the practical elements, navigation, the fundamentals of how to combat causalities, how to stay on watches. Really, it’s training our officers to respond to whatever issues they may face in the future.

5. Stu Strachan:

   I think some traditions value originality more than others. That being said, if you get a ghost writer, I think most pastors would heavily frown on it, however, from a practical money perspective, that’s not something a lot of pastors can do. The average church congregation in the US is around 100 people, and the funds simply are n’t there to pay someone to do that work for you.