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PROFANITY:

PRACTICAL Antonyms

13 antonyms for practical. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PRACTICAL

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
impractical

adjective

adj

adjective

• not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters

adjective satellite

• not practical or realizable; speculative

theoretical

adjective

adj

adjective

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

abstract

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

noun

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

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

adjective satellite

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

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

verb

• 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)

fanciful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• indulging in or influenced by fancy

• not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

• having a curiously intricate quality

idealistic

adjective

adj

adjective

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

inapplicable

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not capable of being applied

nonfunctional

adjective

adj

adjective

• not having or performing a function

• not performing or able to perform its regular function

speculative

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

unfeasible

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not capable of being carried out or put into practice

unrealistic

adjective

adj

adjective

• not realistic

unusable

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not capable of being used

unworkable

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not capable of being carried out or put into practice

utopian

adjective

adj

adjective

• of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

• of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

• characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection

noun

• an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer

Alternatives for IMPRACTICAL

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Alternatives for THEORETICAL

Words (11)

Alternatives for ABSTRACT

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Alternatives for FANCIFUL

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Alternatives for IDEALISTIC

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Alternatives for INAPPLICABLE

Alternatives for NONFUNCTIONAL

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Alternatives for SPECULATIVE

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