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

Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description. — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

One where experiential equity is built in from the beginning, where disabled fans are assumed to be an integral part of the audience, and where live music becomes more expansive. — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

The exhibition addresses an audience for whom history has been superseded by the experiential, the embodied, and the personal. — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026

To me, every film is an opportunity to explore new ways to tell stories, and a lot of my work is designed to be experiential. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Oct. 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