NONHISTORICAL Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

nonhistorical

adjective

Definition of nonhistorical

as in unhistorical

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Recent Examples of nonhistorical The closest nonhistorical portrayals to Washington’s role among recent winners are probably Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club and Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart. — Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 3 Mar. 2018

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Adjective

In the 21st century, however, historians mistook the code word for a code name and gave the pretexts their unhistorical handle.

— Ken Hughes, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
Saying that ending our 43-year involvement [with] the EU is somehow going to fundamentally change this deep relationship between our two countries is completely unhistorical.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2016

Definition of unhistorical

Adjective

Although this hypothetical technology was long considered to be exclusively a fictional idea, a growing number of physicists have begun to wonder if warp drives might really be possible, and if not in a practical sense, at least on paper.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
This fictional tale based on real events looks at the impact of civil war on the country, just as Yemen is on the edge of a possible return to the conflict that killed 150,000 and brought many others close to famine.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictional

Adjective

As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Despite its admittedly fictitious origins, Juliet’s House is one of the most popular sites in Verona.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictitious

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In fact, the ability to see the curve from 25 meters away may only hold in perfect theoretical conditions—such as a single high-contrast line on a two-dimensional surface.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
This lowers the cost of the trade and increases the position's theoretical probability of profit to ~56%.

— Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of theoretical

Adjective

That ultimately became Exit Party, a speculative story about a dystopian not-so-distant future in which the government of the United States has collapsed and Los Angeles has become something of a refugee camp from the latent civil war.

— Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
With two more elections going against the CDU, and Merz’s popularity plunging, that assessment seems less speculative.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of speculative

Adjective

Hinton offered a hypothetical scenario of an AI tasked with reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Some proponents contend that emphasizing existential threats from a hypothetical future superintelligence can serve as a distraction from the more immediate harms and accountability issues surrounding AI today.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypothetical

Adjective

The series opens with Harrelson decamping with his fictionalized family to McConaughey’s ranch in Austin after the wedding of his oldest daughter, Olive (Highdee Kuan), falls apart.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
The YouTuber appears as a fictionalized version of himself, first as an investor and then as a competitor.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictionalized

Adjective

The Erik Wemple Blog asked the Times for another example of an editor’s note apologizing for nonfactual issues.

— Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
Yankovic, who wrote the film with its director Eric Appel, noted that the intention is to be satirical and nonfactual.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022

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