ANTITHEORETICAL Antonyms

• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

• dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

• make off with belongings of others

• consider apart from a particular case or instance

• give an abstract (of)

• associated with academia or an academy

• an educator who works at a college or university

• hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

• marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

• being or characterized by concepts or their formation

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

• transcending physical matter or the laws of nature

• highly abstract and overly theoretical

• of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

• characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment

• consistent with or based on or using reason

• capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers

• an integer or a fraction

• of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

• having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications