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Detailed Synonyms for practical in English

practical:

practical adj

  1. practical
  2. practical
  3. practical
  4. practical
    – having or put to a practical purpose or use 1
    practical
    – having or put to a practical purpose or use 1
    • practical adj
      • practical mathematics1
      • practical applications of calculus1
  5. practical
    – concerned with actual use or practice 1
    practical
    – concerned with actual use or practice 1
    • practical adj
      • he is a very practical person1
      • the idea had no practical application1
      • a practical knowledge of Japanese1
      • woodworking is a practical art1
  6. practical
    – guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory 1
    pragmatic; practical; hardheaded; hard-nosed
    – guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory 1
    • pragmatic adj
      • not ideology but pragmatic politics1
    • practical adj
      • completely practical in his approach to business1
    • hardheaded adj
      • a hardheaded appraisal of our position1
    • hard-nosed adj
      • a hard-nosed labor leader1
  7. practical
    – being actually such in almost every respect 1
    practical; virtual
    – being actually such in almost every respect 1
    • practical adj
      • a practical failure1
    • virtual adj
      • the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin1

practical [the ~] noun

  1. the practical
    the practical; the lab

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Related Definitions for "practical":

  1. having or put to a practical purpose or use1
    • practical mathematics1
    • practical applications of calculus1
  2. concerned with actual use or practice1
    • he is a very practical person1
    • the idea had no practical application1
    • a practical knowledge of Japanese1
    • woodworking is a practical art1
  3. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory1
    • completely practical in his approach to business1
  4. being actually such in almost every respect1
    • a practical failure1

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