Thesaurus: practical

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1. a. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
2. a. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.
3. a. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
4. a. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
5. adj. concerned with actual use or practice
6. adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
7. adj. being actually such in almost every respect
8. adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use
9. 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action. 2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay. 3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind. 4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
10. j:99/n:1 a. concerned with actual use or practice s. having or put to a practical purpose or use