practical
[ prak-ti-kuhl ]
/ ˈpræk tɪ kəl /
adjective
SYNONYMS FOR practical
1
pragmatic.
ANTONYMS FOR practical
synonym study for practical
7.
Practical,
judicious,
sensible refer to good judgment in action, conduct, and the handling of everyday matters.
Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end or to turn what is at hand to account:
to adopt practical measures for settling problems.
Judicious implies the possession and use of discreet judgment, discrimination, and balance:
a judicious use of one's time.
Sensible implies the possession and use of sound reason and shrewd common sense:
a sensible suggestion.
OTHER WORDS FROM practical
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH practical
possible practicable practical (see synonym study at possible)Words nearby practical
pr0n,
pra,
pracharak,
practic,
practicable,
practical,
practical art,
practical effect,
practical imperative,
practical joke,
practical nurse
British Dictionary definitions for non-practical
practical
/ (ˈpræktɪkəl) /
adjective
of, involving, or concerned with experience or actual use; not theoretical
of or concerned with ordinary affairs, work, etc
adapted or adaptable for use
of, involving, or trained by practice
being such for all useful or general purposes; virtual
noun
an examination in the practical skills of a subject
a science practical
Derived forms of practical
practicality or practicalness, nounWord Origin for practical
C17: from earlier
practic, from French
pratique, via Late Latin from Greek
praktikos, from
prassein to experience, negotiate, perform
usage for practical
A distinction is usually made between
practical and
practicable. Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc, as being more concerned with or relevant to practice than theory:
he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application. Practicable refers to a project or idea as being capable of being done or put into effect:
the plan was expensive, yet practicable
Idioms and Phrases with non-practical
practical
see to all intents and (for all practical) purposes.