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doctrinal

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Synonyms & Antonyms of doctrinal

as in philosophical

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for doctrinal

philosophical

dogmatic
(also dogmatical),
opinionated,
opinionative,
opinioned,
pontifical,
self-opinionated

abstract,
conceptual,
ideal,
ideational,
metaphysical,
notional,
theoretical
(also theoretic)

doctrinaire,
ideological
(also ideologic)

idealist,
idealistic,
quixotic,
quixotical,
romantic,
starry,
starry-eyed,
utopian,
visionary

impractical,
nonrealistic,
unrealistic

crusading,
messianic,
zealous

adamant,
adamantine,
hardheaded,
headstrong,
implacable,
inflexible,
mulish,
obdurate,
obstinate,
pertinacious,
perverse,
pigheaded,
rigid,
self-willed,
stubborn,
unbending,
unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for doctrinal

latitudinarian,
undoctrinaire,
undogmatic

concrete,
nonabstract

practical,
pragmatic
(also pragmatical),
realistic

clear-eyed,
clear-sighted

hard-nosed,
tough-minded,
unsentimental

broadminded,
open,
open-minded,
receptive

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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 21 Apr. 2021.

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