Synonyms for

Practical

Verb / ˈpræktʌkʌl / / ˈpræktɪkʌl / Another word for practical — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

useful and sensible

Synonyms & similar words

impractical hardnosed pragmatic hardheaded virtual useful sensible realistic pragmatic feasible functional efficient serviceable handy working applicable utilitarian down-to-earth matter-of-fact commonsensical unidealistic practical-minded level-headed hardheaded businesslike

Synonyms by register

Formal

pragmatic functional utilitarian efficacious

Informal

sensible down-to-earth realistic hands-on

Literary

earthy grounded

Antonyms

impractical theoretical unrealistic idealistic visionary abstract unworkable

Common collocations

  • practical advice
  • practical skills
  • practical application
  • practical terms
  • practical solution
  • practical experience
  • practical purposes

Word family

noun practicality
adjective practical
adverb practically

Usage note

Often contrasted with 'theoretical' or 'idealistic'. 'Practically' can also mean 'almost' or 'virtually'.

Example sentences

  1. Growing a vegetable garden is a practical way to save money on groceries.
  2. Let's take a practical approach to solving this problem.
  3. She chose a practical outfit for hiking in the mountains.
  4. Math is a practical subject that we use in everyday life.
  5. John is a practical person who always finds a way to get things done.

Quotes

  • Common sense is the foundation of all sciences, of all departments of knowledge. - Edward Thorndike
  • Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. - Albert Einstein
  • Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. - Samuel Smiles

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