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

Definition of experiential

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

experiential knowledge

experiential lessons

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experientially

play \ik-ˌspir-ē-ˈen(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of experiential in a Sentence

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

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In another experiment, the study subjects took a test to measure their thinking style on a scale from experiential (a more freewheeling, impulsive thought process) to rational (careful, analytical).

— amitha kalaichandran, The Cut, "Touchscreens Turn You Into a More Impulsive Shopper," 25 Aug. 2017
A Campaign for Our Future, which aims to raise $165 million for student financial aid, academic strength, experiential education, life sciences and the Wooster Fund.

— cleveland.com, "What's new at 17 Northeast Ohio colleges? Programs, buildings, sports and much more," 23 Aug. 2017
The money will help Ample Hills create experiential stores around the country.

— larissa zimberoff, Bloomberg.com, "Brooklyn’s Ample Hills Positions Itself to Be the Next Ben & Jerry’s," 15 Aug. 2017
Each of them wrote exquisitely about experiential, immediate encounters with the tangible world but could also be very powerful political polemicists.

— alice gregory, New York Times, "How Rebecca Solnit Became the Voice of the Resistance," 8 Aug. 2017
Anthony Berklich is the founder of luxury and experiential travel platform Inspired Citizen.

— anthony berklich, Harper's BAZAAR, "All The Reasons Why You Should Visit Dominica," 31 July 2017
The Camp adds an experiential element to the project, RCP Director Odie Fakhouri said.

— lucy berry, AL.com, "MidCity Huntsville to unveil new concepts at old Madison Square Mall site," 21 July 2017
An experiential display deconstructs the scent of rose—a complex bundle of aromachemicals—into its key isolates.

— laura regensdorf, Vogue, "A New Berkeley Museum Explores the Secret World of Natural Perfume," 11 July 2017
But there are still a thousand places and a thousand corners to discover in an intense and deeply experiential way.

— clara gari, Smithsonian, "This 155-mile Hike Through the Pyrenees Merges Contemporary Art with Spain’s Stunning Landscapes," 24 June 2017

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experiential Synonyms

Synonyms

existential, empirical, experimental, objective, observational

Antonyms

nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical

Related Words

actual, factual, genuine, hard, material, real; accepted, established, tried, tried-and-true; indisputable, undeniable; demonstrable, provable, verifiable

Near Antonyms

conjectural, hypothetical, speculative; unproven, unsubstantiated; metaphysical, transcendentalist, visionary

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