experiential

adjective

ex·​pe·​ri·​en·​tial ik-ˌspir-ē-ˈen(t)-shəl 

: relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical

experiential knowledge

experiential lessons

experientially

ik-ˌspir-ē-ˈen(t)-sh(ə-)lē 

adverb

Synonyms of experiential

• empirical
• observational
• objective
• experimental

Examples of experiential in a Sentence

possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life

Recent Examples on the Web

The experiential component of PGATSS simulator showrooms enables customers to demo and compare residential, outdoor, and commercial systems — from high-end setups with premium launch monitors, enclosures, and projectors to entry-level options with little more than a net and mat. —Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Jessa Fuller, an event curator and co-founder of experiential marketing agency Little Council, sought to cultivate a similar sense of belonging when her team hosted a phone-free pop-up event on a Saturday morning in River North last month. —Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

That experiential angle ties the whole 2026 fragrance conversation together. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026

Dubbed the Puma Nitro Lab, the experiential space revealed the German athletic brand’s new Ultra Nitro 7 sneaker and the debut of Puma’s Nitro technology, which has been used in the company’s running shoe line for the last five years, inside a football boot for the first time. —Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin experientiālis, from Latin experientia experience entry 1 + -ālis -al entry 1

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for experiential

• confidential
• differential
• evidential
• inessential
• inferential
• pestilential
• quintessential
• unessential
• equipotential
• geopotential
• jurisprudential
• nonresidential