practical | Definition of practical

Synonyms and Antonyms of practical

1 capable of being put to use or account

a practical and simple solution for the town's waste disposal

she has some practical information on sightseeing in San Francisco

Synonyms of practical

actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Words Related to practical

down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian

banausic, mundane

accessible, available, obtainable, reachable

all-around (also all-round), handy

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms of practical

abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic)

inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable

Antonyms of practical

impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

2 willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly

a practical caseworker who doesn't spend a lot of time philosophizing while doing social work in the inner city

Synonyms of practical

down-to-earth, earthy, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic

Words Related to practical

idealless, philistine, utilitarian

commonsensical, grounded, levelheaded, logical, no-nonsense, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, sober, sobersided, sound

bottom-line, hard, hard-boiled, hard-edged, tough-minded, unromantic, unsentimental

cynical, disillusioned, misanthropic, pessimistic

distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious

Near Antonyms of practical

fanciful, fantastic (also fantastical), imaginative

romantic, sentimental

cheerful, optimistic, rose-colored

trustful, trusting, unsuspicious

half-baked, illogical, insane, irrational, unreasonable

theoretical (also theoretic)

Antonyms of practical

blue-sky, idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian, visionary