Antonyms for empirical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : em-pir-i-kuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl

Definition of empirical

Origin : 1560s, from empiric + -al (1).

adj practical

Example sentences :

They would have shrunk from the empirical freedom that results from a little beer.
Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster

That is a question of faith and empirical evidence with which we are not here concerned.
Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

There is after all some justification for Guetta's criticism of empirical instruction.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

The method from that time on is about of the type described as empirical.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

Empirical teaching based on the singer's sensations is of no avail.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

Little remains to be said of the nature of this empirical instruction.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

This has to do with the use of the empirical precepts in practical instruction.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

Here the great value of the empirical knowledge of the voice is seen.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

It will be observed that these are empirical, not logical, classes.
Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon

There is, however, one empirical test which seems generally applicable.
Extract from : « Liberalism » by L. T. Hobhouse

Synonyms for empirical

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