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

Yet, contemporary arts practice is an archive rife with the experiential evidence of mother-ancestors’ experiences with dispossession. —Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Australia Journey Beyond, an Australian experiential tourism business, offers cruises and vintage rail journeys throughout the country. —Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Students will have the opportunity to apply AI to their education and career interests, and work on experiential learning projects. —Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

This philosophy informs the organization’s experiential learning division, known as the Soulship Academy or Light School. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 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