Antonyms for topical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : top-i-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒp ɪ kəl

Definition of topical

Origin : 1580s, from topic + -al (1). Medical sense is from c.1600. Meaning "of or pertaining to topics of the day" is from 1873.

adj current
adj restricted, local

Example sentences :

It's topical, so there's just a chance they'll use it to-night.
Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt

"Fact" questions and topical discussions should be interspersed.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

In topical discussions the facts should be stated in a logical order.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

Such an examination could be called a "topical examination."
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

The fact is that the topical preface is being overdone these days.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 » by Various

Somebody must have written a topical verse for the occasion.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 » by Various

I take the nearest and most topical instance to hand a newspaper.
Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton

To relieve this, Dr. Templeton resorted to topical bleeding.
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

Take the most topical case you can find in any drawing-room: Belfast.
Extract from : « Utopia of Usurers and other Essays » by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

But we have now to do with Cathartics that act by topical irritation.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

Synonyms for topical

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