Synonyms for historical
hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-his·tor·i·cal

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1. historicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   historic

2. historicaladjective

   Pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.

   Synonyms:
   historic

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1. historicaladjective

   of or relating to the study of history

   "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   future, ahistorical, present(a), unreal

2. historicaladjective

   having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary

   "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   present(a), unreal, future, ahistorical

3. historic, historicaladjective

   belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

   "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   future, ahistorical, unreal, present(a)

4. diachronic, historicaladjective

   used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

   "diachronic linguistics"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   unreal, future, present(a), ahistorical

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1. List of paraphrases for "historical":

   historic, history, landmark, historique, background, histórico, historically, chronological, story, retrospective, past

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1. Guillermo McIntosh:

   We would receive them (Americans) very well and welcome any gesture by a citizen, organization or other group who want to salvage this historical memory.

2. Angel Gurria:

   A trade war, especially at this point in time, where the world economy is going through a historical downturn, would hurt the economy, jobs and confidence even further, a multilateral solution... is clearly the best way forward.

3. C. Wright Mills:

   You can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues

4. Annalee Tai:

   For many young people, 9-11 is primarily another historical event.

5. Edith Hamilton:

   A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.