Dictionary Check: practical

"practical" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

concerned with actual use or practice

Example: "he is a very practical person"
Antonyms:
adjective

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Example: "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
adjective

being actually such in almost every respect

Example: "a practical failure"
Synonyms:
adjective

having or put to a practical purpose or use

Example: "practical mathematics"

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