Practical

  • 21practical — adjective 1) practical experience Syn: empirical, hands on, actual, active, applied, heuristic, experiential, evidence based Ant: theoretical 2) there are no practical alternatives Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 22practical — adjective 1) practical experience Syn: empirical, hands on, actual 2) there are no practical alternatives Syn: feasible, practicable, realistic, viable, workable, possible, reasonable …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 23practical — adj. sensible practical to + inf. (it is not practical to do that) * * * [ præktɪk(ə)l] [ sensible ] practical to + inf. (it is not practical to do that) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24practical — practicable, practical Practical usually has a general application, denoting what is possible in practice as distinct from theory, and can also describe a person (‘inclined to action rather than speculation, able to make things work well’),… …

    Modern English usage

  • 25practical — 1. noun /ˈpræktɪkəl/ that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability 2. adjective /ˈpræktɪkəl/ a) Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis …

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  • 26practical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. usable, useful; advisable; practicable, pragmatic, feasible, effective. See possibility, utility. Ant., impractical. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. matter of fact, pragmatic, unimaginative, solid,… …

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  • 27practical — adjective 1》 of or concerned with practice. 2》 likely to be effective in real circumstances; feasible.     ↘suitable for a particular purpose. 3》 (of a person) realistic in approach.     ↘skilled at manual tasks. 4》 so nearly the case that it can …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28practical — See practical, practicable …

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  • 29practical — Synonyms and related words: achievable, actable, adaptable, advantageous, appliable, applicable, applied, appropriate, attainable, balanced, banausic, beneficial, breadwinning, businesslike, commercial, commodious, commonsense, compassable,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30practical —  , practicable  Anything that can be done and is worth doing is practical. Anything that can be done, whether or not it is worth doing, is practicable …

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