What is another word for practical?
772 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈaktɪkə͡l], [ pɹˈaktɪkəl], [ p_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ɪ_k_əl]
Looking for synonyms for the word "practical"? Here are some options to consider: functional, realistic, useful, prudent, applicable, realistic, pragmatic, feasible, sensible, efficient, viable, down-to-earth, and level-headed. These synonyms emphasize the idea of something being useful or workable in a practical sense, rather than simply theoretical or idealistic. They are useful choices for describing objects, ideas, or people who are focused on achieving concrete, measurable results in the real world. Whether you are writing a report, a resume, or simply trying to describe a project or product, these synonyms for "practical" can help you communicate your ideas more effectively.
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Similar words for practical:
- applied (adjective)
- businesslike (adjective)
- commonsensical (adjective)
- economical (adjective)
- effective (adjective)
- expedient (adjective)
- in essence (adjective)
- levelheaded (adjective)
- no-nonsense (adjective)
- operational (adjective)
- positive (adjective)
- skillful (adjective)
- sober (adjective)
- stopgap (adjective)
- thinkable (adjective)
- user-friendly (adjective)
- utilizable (adjective)
- veteran (adjective)
- virtual (adjective)
- working (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- brass-tacks (adjective)
- common-sense (adjective)
- constructive (adjective)
- cost-effective (adjective)
- earthly (adjective)
- existing in reality (adjective)
- experienced (adjective)
- experienced, proficient (adjective)
- feasible (adjective)
- functional (adjective)
- handy (adjective)
- hard (adjective)
- hard-nosed/hardheaded (adjective)
- hardheaded (adjective)
- helpful (adjective)
- implicit (adjective)
- inferred (adjective)
- level-headed (adjective)
- matter-of-fact (adjective)
- practicable (adjective)
- pragmatical (adjective)
- profitable (adjective)
- prosaic (adjective)
- realistic (adjective)
- realistic, useful (adjective)
- reasonable (adjective)
- sensible (adjective)
- serviceable (adjective)
- sophisticated (adjective)
- true-life (adjective)
- undoubting (adjective)
- unhesitating (adjective)
- unromantic (adjective)
- usable (adjective)
- useful (adjective)
- versed (adjective)
- well-balanced (adjective)
- worldly (adjective)
- a posteriori (adverb)
- applicative (noun)
- applicatory (noun)
- habit (noun)
- interoperable (noun)
- matter of fact (noun)
- operable (noun)
- practical (noun)
- praxis (noun)
- aiding (verb)
- experiential
- imaginable
- matter of fact
- practical
- purposeful
- sensible
- well-advised
- wise
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Practical:
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adj.
• applied- Exercised ,
- Exerted ,
- Operated ,
- Served ,
- applied ,
- conducted ,
- employed ,
- functioned ,
- practiced ,
- used ,
- utilitarian ,
- utilized .
- cost-effective ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- money-saving ,
- niggardly ,
- on the rims ,
- penny-wise ,
- pennypinching ,
- pennywise ,
- prudential ,
- timesaving ,
- unwasteful ,
- work-saving ,
- meager ,
- penurious ,
- provident .
- all there ,
- cool as cucumber ,
- coolheaded ,
- in one's right mind ,
- far-sighted ,
- levelheaded ,
- with all marbles .
- cogitable ,
- comprehendible ,
- supposable ,
- within limits ,
- within realm of possibility ,
- within the limits .
- easily operated ,
- easy to understand ,
- easy to use ,
- untroublesome ,
- user friendly ,
- easy understand ,
- easy use ,
- more untroublesome ,
- most untroublesome ,
- un complicated ,
- un troublesome ,
- un-complicated ,
- un-troublesome ,
- userfriendly .
- advantageous ,
- applicable ,
- appropriate ,
- at hand ,
- available ,
- beneficial ,
- commodious ,
- convenient ,
- effectual ,
- employable ,
- fitting ,
- functional ,
- helpful ,
- instrumental ,
- multipurpose ,
- reusable ,
- suitable ,
- versatile .
- battle-scarred ,
- from way back ,
- knows one's stuff ,
- long time ,
- long-time ,
- longtime ,
- of the old school ,
- up to speed ,
- wise to ways ,
- long-serving .
- Sporter ,
- Worldlywise ,
- having on ball ,
- having on the ball ,
- having something ball ,
- having something on ball ,
- having something on the ball ,
- having something the ball ,
- having the ball ,
- in know ,
- knowing one stuff ,
- knowing ones stuff ,
- knowing score ,
- knowing stuff ,
- more dynamite ,
- more well versed ,
- more well-versed ,
- more wellversed ,
- most dynamite ,
- most well versed ,
- most well-versed ,
- most wellversed ,
- pro ,
- sportest ,
- the right stuff ,
- vetest ,
- well versed ,
- wellversed .
- breezer ,
- breezest ,
- cinchest ,
- more performable ,
- more pushover ,
- more realizable ,
- most performable ,
- most pushover ,
- most realizable ,
- piece cake ,
- piece of cake ,
- piest ,
- pushover ,
- snappest .
- hard boiled ,
- hard nosed ,
- hard-nosed ,
- head strong ,
- headstrong ,
- in tractable ,
- in-tractable ,
- more hard nosed ,
- more tough nut ,
- more tough-nut ,
- more toughnut ,
- more unsentimental ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most tough nut ,
- most tough-nut ,
- most toughnut ,
- most unsentimental ,
- re solute ,
- re-solute ,
- toughnut ,
- un sentimental ,
- un yielding ,
- un-sentimental ,
- un-yielding .
- co operative ,
- in valuable ,
- in-valuable ,
- more bettering ,
- more caring ,
- more serendipitous ,
- more supportive ,
- more symbiotic ,
- most bettering ,
- most caring ,
- most serendipitous ,
- most symbiotic .
- implied ,
- in articulate ,
- in evitable ,
- in-articulate ,
- in-evitable ,
- more contained ,
- more implicative ,
- more unquestioned ,
- most contained ,
- most implicative ,
- most unquestioned ,
- un declared ,
- un expressed ,
- un qualified ,
- un questioned ,
- un said ,
- un shakable ,
- un spoken ,
- un-declared ,
- un-expressed ,
- un-qualified ,
- un-questioned ,
- un-reserved ,
- un-said ,
- un-shakable ,
- un-spoken ,
- under stood ,
- under-stood .
- cold blooded ,
- matter-of-fact ,
- more unidealistic ,
- more unimpassioned ,
- most unidealistic ,
- most unimpassioned ,
- prosier ,
- prosiest ,
- prosy ,
- stoic ,
- un affected ,
- un idealistic ,
- un imaginative ,
- un impassioned ,
- un-idealistic ,
- un-imaginative ,
- un-impassioned .
- in black ,
- more paying ,
- more self sustaining ,
- more self-sustaining ,
- more selfsustaining ,
- more sustaining ,
- more well paying ,
- more well-paying ,
- more wellpaying ,
- most paying ,
- most self sustaining ,
- most self-sustaining ,
- most selfsustaining ,
- most sustaining ,
- most well paying ,
- most well-paying ,
- most wellpaying ,
- re warding ,
- re-warding ,
- self sustaining ,
- selfsustaining ,
- well paying ,
- wellpaying .
- diddlier ,
- diddliest ,
- gardenvariety ,
- more ho hum ,
- more ho-hum ,
- more hohum ,
- more lusterless ,
- more nothing ,
- more nowhere ,
- more pabulum ,
- more uninspiring ,
- more zero ,
- most ho hum ,
- most ho-hum ,
- most hohum ,
- most lusterless ,
- most nothing ,
- most nowhere ,
- most pabulum ,
- most uninspiring ,
- most zero ,
- prosest ,
- un eventful ,
- un exceptional ,
- un inspiring ,
- un-eventful ,
- un-exceptional ,
- un-inspiring ,
- yawner ,
- yawnest .
- both feet on the ground ,
- experimental ,
- factual ,
- hard-boiled ,
- in action ,
- in operation ,
- nuts and bolts ,
- orderly ,
- possible ,
- reasonable ,
- systematic .
- dis criminating ,
- dis-criminating ,
- having all one marbles ,
- having all ones marbles ,
- having marbles ,
- having one marbles ,
- having one's marbles ,
- having ones marbles ,
- more well reasoned ,
- more well thought out ,
- more well-reasoned ,
- more well-thought-out ,
- more wellreasoned ,
- more witting ,
- most well reasoned ,
- most well thought out ,
- most well-reasoned ,
- most well-thought-out ,
- most wellreasoned ,
- most witting ,
- well reasoned ,
- wellreasoned .
- hard wearing ,
- more aiding ,
- more assistive ,
- more hard wearing ,
- more hard-wearing ,
- more hardwearing ,
- most aiding ,
- most assistive ,
- most hard wearing ,
- most hard-wearing ,
- most hardwearing .
- JETSET ,
- co uther ,
- co-uther ,
- couther ,
- couthest ,
- dis enchanted ,
- dis illusioned ,
- dis-enchanted ,
- dis-illusioned ,
- laidback ,
- more citified ,
- more jet set ,
- more jet-set ,
- more jetset ,
- more mondaine ,
- more schooled ,
- more streetwise ,
- more uptown ,
- more world weary ,
- more world-weary ,
- more worldweary ,
- most citified ,
- most jet set ,
- most jet-set ,
- most jetset ,
- most mondaine ,
- most schooled ,
- most streetwise ,
- most uptown ,
- most world weary ,
- most world-weary ,
- most worldweary ,
- on to ,
- re fined ,
- up town ,
- up-town ,
- well bred ,
- wellbred ,
- world weary ,
- worldweary .
- all purpose ,
- allpurpose ,
- more all purpose ,
- more all-purpose ,
- more allpurpose ,
- more purposive ,
- more toward ,
- most all purpose ,
- most all-purpose ,
- most allpurpose ,
- most purposive ,
- most toward ,
- of service .
- materialistic ,
- more opportunistic ,
- more power loving ,
- more power-loving ,
- more powerloving ,
- more sublunary ,
- most opportunistic ,
- most power loving ,
- most power-loving ,
- most powerloving ,
- most sublunary ,
- power loving ,
- powerloving ,
- pro fane ,
- pro-fane ,
- self centered ,
- selfcentered ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un principled ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-principled .
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- able ,
- capable ,
- expert ,
- gifted ,
- transliterate .
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- high-powered .
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• aiding Other synonyms:
- Clear-headed ,
- Cool-headed ,
- advisable ,
- centered ,
- centred ,
- cogent ,
- coherent ,
- collected ,
- constructive ,
- dependable ,
- discriminating ,
- dreamy ,
- earthbound ,
- efficacious ,
- efficient ,
- enlightened ,
- even-tempered ,
- expeditious ,
- functionally ,
- good-tempered ,
- healthy ,
- imperturbable ,
- invaluable ,
- justifiable ,
- logical ,
- moderation ,
- nifty ,
- on-stream ,
- philosophical ,
- poised ,
- politic ,
- practically ,
- pragmatist ,
- proactive ,
- proven ,
- rational ,
- rationally ,
- reality check ,
- responsibly ,
- sane ,
- sensible ,
- sensibly ,
- square with ,
- steady ,
- time-saving ,
- tough-minded ,
- unflappable ,
- unromantic ,
- usefully ,
- well-advised ,
- well-balanced ,
- well-oiled ,
- well-run ,
- well-worn ,
- worldly ,
- worthwhile ,
- yankee .
- smooth .
- hard .
- balanced ,
- coherence ,
- commercial ,
- effectively ,
- general-purpose ,
- handily ,
- ideal ,
- meaningful ,
- online ,
- operational ,
- operative ,
- practicality ,
- prosaic ,
- purposeful ,
- real ,
- realism ,
- realist ,
- realistically ,
- reason ,
- rightly ,
- sanity ,
- tailored ,
- valuable .
- adult ,
- economical ,
- fruitful ,
- moderate ,
- powerful ,
- priceless ,
- responsible ,
- solid ,
- sweetly ,
- tailor-made .
- objective .
- sound .
- open .
Other relevant words:
• experiential
• imaginable
• matter of fact
• practical
• purposeful
• sensible
• well-advised
• wise
• Other relevant words (adjective):
- Hard-headed ,
- Inferred ,
- Performable ,
- Proser ,
- VETER ,
- all-purpose ,
- assistive ,
- at disposal ,
- been around ,
- been there ,
- brass-tacks ,
- broken in ,
- cincher ,
- co-operative ,
- coldblooded ,
- commonsense ,
- commonsensical ,
- consumable ,
- couth ,
- doable ,
- effective ,
- expedient ,
- experienced ,
- feasible ,
- garden variety ,
- good for ,
- handy ,
- hard-wearing ,
- hardboiled ,
- hardnosed ,
- hardwearing ,
- having all marbles ,
- having all one's marbles ,
- head-strong ,
- ho hum ,
- ho-hum ,
- hohum ,
- implicative ,
- in order ,
- in right mind ,
- in the know ,
- jet-set ,
- knowing one's stuff ,
- knowing the score ,
- laid back ,
- locked in ,
- lusterless ,
- mentally stable ,
- mondaine ,
- naturalistic ,
- no sweat ,
- nowhere ,
- of assistance ,
- of use ,
- opportunistic ,
- paid off ,
- paying well ,
- pie ,
- power-loving ,
- practicable ,
- pragmatical ,
- profitable ,
- purposive ,
- realistic ,
- realizable ,
- self-sustaining ,
- serendipitous ,
- serviceable ,
- skillful ,
- snapper ,
- sophisticated ,
- stagier ,
- stagiest ,
- stagy ,
- streetwise ,
- sublunary ,
- switched on ,
- symbiotic ,
- taken for granted ,
- the point ,
- thinkable ,
- to the point ,
- tough nut ,
- tough-nut ,
- true-life ,
- unfantastic ,
- unhesitating ,
- unidealistic ,
- unimpassioned ,
- uninspiring ,
- unquestioned ,
- unquestioning ,
- unsentimental ,
- unuttered ,
- up on ,
- uptown ,
- usable ,
- useful ,
- user-friendly ,
- utilizable ,
- versed ,
- vet ,
- well thought out ,
- well-paying ,
- well-reasoned ,
- well-thought-out ,
- well-versed ,
- wieldy ,
- wise to ,
- witting ,
- wordless ,
- workable ,
- working ,
- world-weary ,
- worldly wise .
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How to use "Practical" in context?
There are many different ways to make a living. Some people become professionals who dedicate their lives to one activity, while others find a variety of ways to make a living and still be able to get by. Keep reading to learn about some of the most common ways to make a living.
The first way to make a living is to find a job. This is the most common way to make a living, and it is usually the easiest way to do it. There are many different jobs available, and you can find one that is perfect for you.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
concrete.
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Proper noun, singular
concrete.
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Noun, singular or mass
concrete.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
impractical.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
achievable, actionable, actual, applicable, attainable, businesslike, convenient, definite, doable, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, expedient, experiential, experimental, factual, feasible, meaningful, on-the-job, positive, possible, practicable, practically, practised, precise, realizable, solid, specific, technical, true, unrealistic, utilitarian, viable, virtually, workable, practices, programmatic, Business-like, matter-of-fact, real-life, real-world, action-oriented, results-oriented, practice-based, implementable, practice-oriented, working-level.
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Proper noun, singular
actual, convenient, specific, Les, goes, skills, techniques, methods, exhibits.
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Noun, singular or mass
convenient, practicable, specific.
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