Synonyms of empirical

empirical

adjective

variants also empiric

1

as in observational

based on observation or experience

guidelines for raising children that are based on empirical evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• observational
• objective
• factual
• experimental
• experiential
• existential
• actual
• real
• material
• genuine
• demonstrable
• indisputable
• accepted
• verifiable
• established
• undeniable
• provable
• hard
• tried
• tried-and-true

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• theoretical
• theoretic
• speculative
• hypothetical
• conjectural
• nonempirical
• unempirical
• unsubstantiated
• metaphysical
• unproven
• visionary
• transcendentalist

2

as in demonstrable

capable of being proven as true or real

a philosopher who does not regard "God exists" as an empirical statement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demonstrable
• verifiable
• provable
• excusable
• checkable
• confirmable
• sustainable
• justifiable
• supportable
• documentable
• well-founded
• alleged
• defensible
• conjectured
• presumed
• assumed
• certifiable
• warrantable
• guessed
• suspected
• vindicable
• surmised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsustainable
• unverifiable
• unsupportable
• unprovable
• insupportable
• indemonstrable
• debatable
• refutable
• disputable
• disprovable

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