Practical

Noun

 * 1)  that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

Adjective

 * 1) Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
 * Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
 * 1) Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
 * Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
 * 1) Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
 * All in all, Jack's a very practical chap

Antonyms

 * theoretical
 * impractical
 * impractical

Derived terms

 * practicality
 * practically

Related terms

 * practicable
 * practice
 * practise
 * practitioner

Adverbs for Practical
thoroughly; sensibly; wisely; usefully; commendably; particularly; admirably; fortunately; altogether; sagaciously; splendidly; happily.

Thesaurus
achievable, actable, adaptable, advantageous, appliable, applicable, applied, appropriate, attainable, balanced, banausic, beneficial, breadwinning, businesslike, commercial, commodious, commonsense, compassable, compliant, constructive, convenient, cool, coolheaded, doable, down-to-earth, ductile, earthy, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, empirical, employable, everyday, expedient, exploitable, feasible, field, fitting, flexible, foolproof, functional, go, good for, handy, hard, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, hardheaded, helpful, hoaxproof, judicious, levelheaded, logical, malleable, manageable, maneuverable, manipulable, manipulatable, materialistic, matter-of-fact, moneymaking, mundane, negotiable, not born yesterday, of general utility, of help, of service, of use, old, old-time, operable, operatable, operational, operative, ordinary, overcomable, performable, personal, philosophical, pliable, pliant, positivistic, practicable, practical-minded, practiced, pragmatic, pragmatical, proper, prosaic, rational, realist, realistic, realizable, reasonable, reusable, sane, scientific, scientistic, seasoned, secular, sensible, serviceable, skilled, sober, sober-minded, sophisticated, sound, sound-thinking, straight-thinking, superable, surmountable, tough-minded, tractable, uncullible, undeceivable, undeludable, undupable, unfoolable, ungullible, unhoaxable, unideal, unidealistic, unromantic, unseduceable, unsentimental, untroublesome, usable, useable, useful, utilitarian, utilizable, versed, vet, veteran, viable, virtual, well-balanced, wieldable, wieldy, wise, workable, workaday, workday, working, worldly, yielding

Etymology
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Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"pr{ktIk@l/}}

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: käytännön-
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מעשי


 * Japanese: 実践的な
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: plagik


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ישים, בר-ישום
 * Indonesian: praktis


 * Japanese: 実用的な
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: praktisk


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Japanese: 実務経験のある, 経験豊かな
 * Swedish: praktisk