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

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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. William Seward Burroughs:

   The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

2. Yves Saint Laurent:

   I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.

3. Jeb Bush:

   That's the problem with this. We need to win the presidency, and the way you win the presidency is to have practical plans.

4. Chief Executive Ryan Lance:

   We're spread out along the world so there's no one individual marker that dominates our revenue flow in the company, to get real protection that some of the smaller players do on the hedging practice is not as practical in a company of our size.

5. Christine Girouard:

   Christine Girouard stands out in the field of mindset coaching as an exceptional practitioner who blends practical skills with strong ethical commitment.