practical
A stapler is a practical object — it has a use. A hand-crocheted stapler cozy designed to keep a stapler warm at night? Not practical at all.
The word practice, in the sense of "doing," is embedded in the word practical, which is all about "doing." "Is it practical?" means, is it good to do this? Does it have a use? Will it work? Silk shoes in a rainstorm? They're just not practical. A London Fog raincoat? Definitely practical.
-
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory“completely practical in his approach to business”
-
synonyms:
hard-nosed, hardheaded, pragmatic
-
realistic
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
-
realistic
-
concerned with actual use or practice“he is a very practical person”“the idea had no practical application”“a practical knowledge of Japanese”“woodworking is a practical art”
-
Synonyms:
-
concrete
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
-
possible
capable of happening or existing
-
applicative, applicatory
readily applicable or practical
-
functional
designed for or adapted to a function or use
-
interoperable
able to exchange and use information
-
matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical
concerned with practical matters
-
operable, practicable
usable for a specific purpose
-
serviceable
intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
-
unimaginative
dealing only with concrete facts
-
working
adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
-
realistic
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
-
serviceable
ready for service or able to give long service
-
Antonyms:
-
impractical
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
-
impossible
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
-
crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded
foolish; totally unsound
-
meshuga, meshugga, meshugge, meshuggeneh, meshuggener
senseless; crazy
-
quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
-
unfunctional
not related to or suitable for everyday needs or activities
-
unwieldy
difficult to work or manipulate
-
unrealistic
not realistic
- show more antonyms...
-
concrete
-
having or put to a practical purpose or use“practical mathematics”“practical applications of calculus”
-
Synonyms:
-
applied
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
-
applied
-
being actually such in almost every respect
/ˈpræktəkəl/
/ˈpræktɪkəl/
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
practical / practicable
Vocabulary lists containing practical
Twelve-year-old Zora Lee Johnson and Andrea Byrd meet at a summer camp in Michigan and discover they have more in common than their musical talents.
When twelve-year-old Sophie Brown moves from a California city to a farm her dad has inherited, she is determined to learn how to raise the chickens she finds. Here's a link to our collection for the sequel: Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?.
When eleven-year-old Tokunbo Marshall moves with her mother into a Harlem brownstone, she must adjust to an extended family that includes three new sisters who see everything in life as a possible project in their self-designed education.
Look up practical for the last time
Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the words you need to know.
