Antonyms for historical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-

Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-

Definition of historical

Origin : early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos "historical, of or for inquiry," from historia; see history) + -al (1). Related: Historically.

adj recorded as actually having happened

Example sentences :

The book, this last declared, was the "beau-ideal of historical romance."
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

Sometimes a literary or historical picture creeps into the text.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

We introduce it as historical information, from a most unerring source.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

To do this we must rely upon the methods which we use in any historical investigation.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

It is a historical fact that Casanova visited Voltaire at Ferney.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

This is probably a historical fact, and Shelley had to make the best of it.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Such prophecy is the perfect working of the historical imagination.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

The historical plays would illustrate the remark as well as any.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

The court-room of the Old Bailey may be called a historical vat of crime.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

We must face sex problems with biological and historical knowledge.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Synonyms for historical

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